Title of the map:

"CARTE DE LA CALIFORNIE suivant I. La Carte manuscrite de l'Amérique de MathieuNéron Pecci olen dresses aà Florence en 1604 II. Sanson 1656 III. De L'Isle Amérique Sept. 1700 IV. Le Pere Kino Jesuite en 1705 V. La Société des Jésuites en 1767."

Antique copper engraved map of California and Baja California, by Gilles Robert de Vaugondy and Denis Diderot.  

This map presents five depictions of California that present a fascinating cartographic history of the region. It depicts the mapping of California by five important cartographers. 

The earliest map reproduces Neron Pecci's manuscript map of 1604 showing the peninsula with a ragged coastline and place names derived from Cabrillo's voyage of 1542-3. The second map is a detail from Sanson's 1656 map showing the island of California with place names from the voyage of Vizcaino. The third map is from Delisle's map of America of 1700 with the question of California's insularity left open to interpretation. The fourth map is Fra. Eusebio Kino's important map of 1705 that finally ended that cartographic myth. It is based on his overland expedition from the mainland to the Sea of Cortez. An the fifth map is a portion of a Spanish map, showing the Jesuit explorations, that first appeared in Miguel Venegas' Noticia de la California in 1757, which is the first published history of California. 

This is an essential map for any California map collection.

Gilles Robert de Vaugondy (1688-1766) also known as Le Sieur or Monsieur Robert, and his son, Didier Robert de Vaugondy (1723-1786), were the leaders in the cartography on France during the 18th century.

In 1757, Gilles and Didier Robert de Vaugondy published "The Atlas Universel", one of the most important atlases of the 18th century. To produce the atlas, the Vaugondy's integrated older sources with more modern surveyed maps.

In 1760, Didier Robert de Vaugondy was appointed geographer of the king Louis XV.

Gilles often signed maps as "Robert, while Didier commonly signed his maps as "Robert de Vaugondy", or added "fils" or "filio" after his name. 

The Robert de Vaugondy family were descended from the Nicolas Sanson family.

Condition: very good condition, left margin cleverly extended, in colors

Edition: Paris, 1772, 18th century

Size with margins: 43 x 33,4 cm / 16,9 x 12,9 inches

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