Antiquor Imperiorum Ancient Kingdom Macedonia Vaugondy 1753

Title: Antiquor? Imperiorum Tabula in qua prae caeteris, Macendonia seu Alexandri Magni Imperium et Expeditiones exarantur / Conatibus D. Robert de Vaugondy ; El. Haussard fecit.

Description: Old map of the ancient Kingdom Macedonia (Archaic Greece (8th–5th centuries BC) showing the expeditions of Alexander the Great.
The map centered on Arabia show Armenia and Persia as great countries, the Caspian and Black Sea (Pontus Euxinus) Greece with the islands and Cyprus, Egypt with the Nile River valley, Arabia between the Red Sea and Arabian Gulf at top right an mile scale al with an decorative a decorative rococo-style title cartouche, Lower right a inlay map of India. (Scytia Asia)

Cartographer: Gilles Robert de Vaugondy (1688–1766), also known as Le Sieur or Monsieur Robert, and his son, Didier Robert de Vaugondy (c.1723–1786), were leading cartographers in France during the 18th century.
The Atlas Universel was Robert de Vaugondy's principal atlas first published in 1752, soon after he had set up in business in Paris.

Origin: Atlas Universel, Par M. Robert Geographe ordinaire du Roy, et Par M. Robert De Vaugondy son fils Geographe ord. du Roy, et de S. M. Polonoise, Duc de Lorraine et de Bar, et Associe de L'Academie Royale des Sciences et belles Lettres de Nancy, Avec Privilege Du Roy, Paris.

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Sheet app.: 28.75 x 22 inches. 74 x 56 cm.
Image app:. 24.25 x 18.5 inches. 62 x 48 cm.
Condition: Beautiful large map of the empire of Macendonia or Alexander the Great, colored in outline colours. All in very good condition.

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