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Mappemonde: ou description du globe terrestre, dressée sur les mémoires les plus nouveaux et assujettie aux observations astronomiques, par le Sr. Robert de Vougondy, fils. À Paris: ches les Srs Robert . . . ante Boudet . . . , avec privilege 1752.

 Digital Record
Identifier: MC 56

Dates

  • Creation: 1752

Creator

Language of Materials

English

General Note

Western and Eastern Hemispheres in side-by-side orbs, showing equator, poles, and lines of latitude and longitute. Northwest North America is uncharted. Illustrations of gods, angels, people, puti, and cartouche decorate the negative space.

Cultural context

Repository Details

Part of the Archives and Special Collections, Mary Couts Burnett Library Repository

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