Robert de Vaugondy’s Map of China Printed Area Measurement_76.5 x 56 cm sheet size Spencer Pryse and McDonald Gill

Spencer Pryse and McDonald Gill

There were a number of editions

His series of geographical maps were published 1956-1969

Buckingham Palace

Robert de Vaugondy’s Map of China Printed Area Measurement_76.5 x 56 cm sheet size Spencer Pryse and McDonald GillLEmpire de la Chine dress dapres les Cartes de lAtlas Chinois This detailed and relatively accurate map of China, Korea and Taiwan was derived from the series of maps in the French Jesuit Jean Baptiste du Haldes 1735 Description, and published in the Atlas Universel. Condition & Materials Copper engraving, 49. 5 x 55 cm, dated within the elaborate rococo cartouche, original hand colour in outline, marginal spotting, blank verso. References Pedley, Bel