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Detailed engraved map of Madagascar, the Mascarene Islands, and other nearby Indian Ocean African islands, published in De Vaugondy's first atlas.
The map extends as far east as Chagos and as far west as Zanzibar.
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.
![[Azore Islands and Canary Islands] XIV. b](https://storage.googleapis.com/raremaps/img/small/93301.jpg)
