Historic Map : Vaugondy, Diderot Map of California in Five States, California as Island. , 1772, Vintage Wall Art Size:24in x 20in Shows river ways

Shows river ways

and parts of Russia

Italy from 1450 to 1792

Also extends westward into the Mi

Argentina and Chile

Historic Map : Vaugondy, Diderot Map of California in Five States, California as Island. , 1772, Vintage Wall Art Size:24in x 20in Shows river waysA rare and important map of California in five different states, ranging from roughly 1656 to 1767. Engraved by the important French cartographer Robert De Vaugondy, for the c. 1770 edition of the Denis Diderot (1713 84) Encyclopedie . This map explores the confused state of California cartography in the late 18th century. Examines the gradual discovery of California through various seminal mappings. Initially uses the work of Italian cartographer