Robert de Vaugondy’s Map of the Northern Part of the Kingdom of Naples

Partie Septentrionale du Royaume de Naples

This is a later state of Robert de Vaugondy’s map of the northern part of the Kingdom of Naples. The original date (1748) and privilege (a sort of early forerunner of copyright) have been burnished from the plate.

Condition & Materials

Copper engraving, 49 x 63 cm, original hand colour in outline, blank verso.

References

Pedley, Bel et Utile: the Work of the Robert de Vaugondy Family of Mapmakers, 359.