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Atlas général. [Composite atlas].

Maker / Publisher:		ROBERT DE VAUGONDY, Gilles / SANSON, N.
Place & Date:		Paris, ca.1743
Colored:		In original outline colors.
Size:		570 x 410 mm / 22.4 x 16.1 inches
Condition:		Folio. Brown mottled calf, spine gilt in compartments with eight raised bands, red Morocco title-piece label. Contemporary binding restored, spine re-backed.

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ROBERT DE VAUGONDY, Gilles / SANSON, N. / JAILLOT, H. / BAILLIEU(L), Gaspard; ATLAS CONSISTING OF MOST OF THE EARLIEST PUBLISHED MAPS BY GILLES ROBERT DE VAUGONDY, 1720-1743.

The Atlas is illustrated with 71 maps, most of them after the Sanson family and early corrected by Gilles Robert de Vaugondy with his imprint. Four maps are by H. Jaillot, two by N. De Fer, and ten by G. Baillieul.

The first two pages feature a handwritten list of maps « Etat des Cartes Géographiques contenues dans ce Recüeil », the title « Atlas général » and the owner’s name "G Graillet Sansdoz ".
Two leaves in manuscript (list of maps and title) and 71 maps in original outline colors printed on strong paper with wide margins. Maps numbered in brown ink 1-71. A few water stains affect some maps at the outer edge: three brown spots on the first manuscript page and very few brown spots.
Provenance : G. Graillet Sansdoz.

Reference : Pedley 4, 17 ; Catherine Hofmann, Le monde selon Robert de Vaugondy, d’Anville et Beaurain

A made-to-order atlas mostly composed of maps after the Sanson family was early printed by Gilles Robert de Vaugondy can be considered an attempt at a large-scale universal atlas before the publication of the « Atlas Universel » in 1757. The maps are dated between 1704 and 1743.

The atlas starts with the rare, first large-format world map by Gilles Robert de Vaugondy, "Mappemonde ou Description du Globe Terrestre ou l'on trouve en general le rapport que toutes les Parties avec les Cieux et entre' elles . . . 1743. ", which supports the theory of a large-scale pre-atlas by G. Robert de Vaugondy.

It also comprises four maps of the continents and one map of the two Poles.

The Robert de Vaugondys were descended from the Nicolas Sanson family through Sanson's grandson, Pierre Moullart-Sanson. They inherited much of Sanson's cartographic material from him, which they combined with maps and plates acquired after Hubert Jaillot's death in 1712 to form the basis of the Atlas Universel. (Sources from the Dépôt de la Marine) ".

World Map : This double hemisphere map of the world from the Robert de Vaugondy family workshop is very rare [not in the Bibliotheque National de France ; We locate examples at the Library of Congress and Clemens Library].

The map showcased the state of global knowledge and stood as an anticipatory piece on the cusp of the age of Pacific exploration.

The map includes: Search for the Northwest Passage - Terre de la Compagnie - Terre d'Yesso - Australia, includes a fascinating speculative outline shape - New Zealand: only a single, fragmented coast of New Zealand is depicted – Antarctica labeled « Terres Antarctiques Australes …Inconnues ».

The map shows the routes of numerous important explorers : - Vasco da Gama and the Cape of Good Hope (1487 (but 1497)) - Ferdinand Magellan's Circumnavigation (1519-1522) - Abel Tasman’s (1642) explorations - Jacob Le Maire and Willem Schouten circumnavigation (1615-1617) etc.

Map of America « Le Nouveau Continent ou l’Amerique, 1740 » (Pedley 17) : One of the first maps published by Robert De Vaugondy. The map, made with the Mercator projection, is accompanied by a legend which lists important political and sociological facts on the map.

List of maps (the title and date are shown):

1 Mappemonde ou Description du Globe Terrestre, 1743

2 L’Asie Représentée…, 1739 (not by Pedley)

3 L’Afrique Divisée…, 1741 (not by Pedley)

4 L’Europe, Sanson … par le Sr. Robert, 1738 (Pedley 28 – rare)

5 Les Iles Britanniques, 1741

6 L’Angleterre, Sanson … ches le Sr. Robert… n.d.

7 L’Ecosse, 1741 8 L’Irlande, 1741

9 Le Dannemarc, 1741 10 La Norwege, n.d.

11 La Suede, 1741

12 La Russie Blanche ou Moscovie, Jaillot, 1717

13 La France, 1742

14 La Picardie, Sanson … ches le Sr. Robert, 1724

15 La Normandie, n.d.

16 L’Isle de France, Sanson … ches le Sr. Robert, 1722

17 Plan de Paris, par F. Baillieux le Fils… 1736

18 La Champagne, par De Fer… 1710

19 La Bretagne, Sanson… ches le Sr. Robert… 1730

20 L’Orleannais, Sanson… ches le Sr. Robert… 1720

21 Le Duché et le Comté de Bourgogne, Sanson… ches le Sr. Robert… 1730

22 Le Lyonnois, Sanson… ches le Sr. Robert… 1726

23 La Guyenne et la Gascogne, Sanson… ches le Sr. Robert… 1724

24 Le Languedoc, Sanson… ches le Sr. Robert… 1721

25 Le Dauphiné, Sanson… ches le Sr. Robert… 1732

26 La Provence, Sanson… à Paris chez l’Autheur Aux Galleries du Louvre… 1707

27 La Lorraine, Sanson… ches le Sr. Robert… 1740

28 Partie du Cours de la Saare, Par Gaspard Baillieu(l)… 1708

29 Partie du Cours de la Moselle, Par Gaspard Baillieu(l)… 1708

30 L’Alsace, Sanson… ches le Sr. Robert… 1741

31 Partie de la haute Alsace, Par Gaspard Baillieu(l)… 1708

32 Partie du Cours du Rhin, où se trouvent les villes de Strasbourg…, Par Gaspard Baillieu(l)

33 Partie du Cours du Rhin, où se trouvent les villes de Spire… Par Gaspard Baillieu(l)

34 Partie du Palatinat du Rhin, Par Gaspard Baillieu(l)… 1708

35 L’Empire d’Allemagne, Jaillot… 1713

36 Etats situés sur le Rhin et le Necre, Par le Sr. Henri Sengre… chez le Sieur Baillieu(l)

37 Etats situés près du Rhin et du Mein, Par le Sr. Henri Sengre… chez le Sieur Baillieu(l)

38 Partie du Duché du Luxembourg, Par le Sieur Baillieu(l)

39 Partie de l’Electorat de Treves, Par le Sieur Baillieu(l)

40 Les Provinces Unies des Pays Bas, Sanson… ches le Sr. Robert… 1730

41 La Flandre ou Païs-Bas Catholiques, Sanson… ches le Sr. Robert… 1720

42 Cercle de Bavière, Jaillot … 1704

43 Cercle de Franconie, Sanson… ches le Sr. Robert… 1730

44 Cercle de Westphalie, Sanson… ches le Sr. Robert… 1729

45 Les Suisses, les Alliés des Suisses, Sanson…1731 46 Royaume de Hongrie, Jaillot… 1717

47 La Hongrie, la Transilvanie, la Valachie, la Moldavie, … DE Fer/Benard… 1737

48 Le Royaume de Bohême et la Silesie, Jaillot… 1704 49 L’Archiduché d’Autriche, Sanson… ches le Sr. Robert… 1720

50 Duchés de Stirie, Carinthie, Carniole &, Sanson… ches le Sr. Robert… 1742

51 Haute Saxe, Sanson… ches le Sr. Robert… 1730

52 Haute Partie de la Basse Saxe, Sanson… ches le Sr. Robert… 1735

53 Basse Partie de la Basse Saxe, Sanson… ches le Sr. Robert… 1730

54 Royaume de Pologne &, Sanson… ches le Sr. Robert… 1737

55 Electorat de Brandebourg, Sanson… ches le Sr. Robert… 1704

56 Royaume de Prusse, Sanson… ches le Sr. Robert… 1731

57 Les Royaumes d’Espagne, Sanson (imprit partly erased) 58 Le Portugal, Sanson… ches le Sr. Robert… 1740

59 L’Italie, Sanson… ches le Sr. Robert… 1743

60 Haute Lombardie, Sanson… ches le Sr. Robert… 1730 (22 cm tear into the map restored)

61 Basse Lombardie, Sanson… ches le Sr. Robert (n.d.)

62 Le Piemont &, Sanson… ches le Sr. Robert… 1741

63 Partie Septentrionale des Etats de Savoye, Sanson… ches le Sr. Robert… 1741

64 Partie Meridionale des Etats de Savoye, Sanson… ches le Sr. Robert… 1741

65 Royaume de Naples, Sanson… ches le Sr. Robert… 1740

66 Calabre, Sanson… ches le Sr. Robert… 1741

67 Royaume de Sicile, Sanson… ches le Sr. Robert… 1735

68 Isle de Corse, Sanson… ches le Sr. Robert… 1731

69 Etats de l’Empire du Grand Seigneur, Sanson… 16.

70 Le nouveau Continent, ou l’Amerique, Sanson… ches le Sr. Robert… 1740

71 Les Pôles Arctique et Antarctique, Sanson, A Paris Aux Galleries du Louvre (n.d.)

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.

In 1757, Gilles and Didier Robert De Vaugondy published The Atlas Universel, one of the most important atlases of the 18th century. The Vaugondys integrated older sources with modern surveyed maps to produce the atlas. They verified and corrected the latitude and longitude of many regional maps in the atlas with astronomical observations.

The older material was revised with the addition of many new place names. In 1760, Didier Robert de Vaugondy was appointed geographer to Louis XV. Gilles and Didier Robert De Vaugondy produced maps and terrestrial globes, working together as father and son. Globes of various sizes were made by gluing copperplate-printed gores on a plaster-finished papier-mache core, a complicated and expensive manufacturing process that employs several specialists.

In some cases, it is uncertain whether Gilles or Didier made a given map. Gilles often signed maps as "M.Robert", while Didier commonly signed his maps as "Robert de Vaugondy", or added "fils" or "filio" after his name.

The Robert de Vaugondys were descended from the Nicolas Sanson family through Sanson's grandson, Pierre Moulard-Sanson.

They inherited much of Sanson's cartographic material from him, which they combined with maps and plates acquired after Hubert Jaillot's death in 1712 to form the basis of the Atlas Universel.

Sources from the Dépôt de la Marine, the official French repository for maritime-related information, were used for their maps of Canada and South America ».

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