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Nice example of the first edition of De Vaugondy's map of the southern part of Portugal.
Lisbon and the Barra da Lisboa are prominently featured. Several hundred towns are shown.
Decorative cartouche. An excellent large format map from the middle of the 18th Century.
Gilles Robert de Vaugondy (1688-1766) was the head of a leading family of geographers in eighteenth century France. Gilles got his start when he jointly inherited the shop of Pierre-Moullart Sanson, grandson of the famous geographer Nicholas Sanson. The inheritance included the business, its stock of plates, and a roller press. In 1760 Gilles became geographer to King Louis XV. His son, Didier Robert de Vaugondy (ca. 1723-1786), was also a geographer and the two worked together. They were known for their exactitude and depth of research. In 1757, they produced the Atlas Universel, considered an authority for many years.
![[Portugal] Guidoni Ascanio Sfortiae S.R.E. Cardinali Cioamerar Achilles Stativs Sal. Lusitaniam Guido Sfortiae Vernandi Alvari Seco Industria Descriptam Tibi Ob Gentis Nostrae Patrocinium Dicamus . . . M.DLXI](https://storage.googleapis.com/raremaps/img/small/75448.jpg)
