Bilder Robert de Vaugondy – Map of Southern Portugal / Partie Méridionale du Royaume de Portugal – (c.1750)

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This elegant French map titled Partie Méridionale du Royaume de Portugal presents the southern portion of the Kingdom of Portugal, including the regions of Alentejo and Algarve. Rivers, towns, and provincial boundaries are finely engraved and accented with delicate hand-colouring. A richly baroque cartouche in the lower left corner bears the title and attribution to the mapmaker, surrounded by decorative floral elements and classical scrollwork. The map reflects the geographical understanding of Portugal in the mid-18th century and was likely part of a larger atlas focused on the Iberian Peninsula.

S. Robert de Vaugondy was a prominent 18th-century French cartographer and geographer to the King of France. Alongside his father Gilles Robert de Vaugondy, he published several influential atlases, including the Atlas Universel in 1757. Known for their meticulous research and elegant engraving style, the Vaugondys' maps blended scientific accuracy with artistic refinement, becoming foundational in Enlightenment-era European cartography.

Artist or Maker:
S. Robert de Vaugondy

Dimensions:
63 cm x 57 cm

Medium:
Hand-Coloured Copperplate Engraving

Date:
c.1750

Condition Report:
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