Vaugondy, Robert de

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, they published their Atlas Universel, one of the most important atlases of that century. In 1760, Didier Robert de Vaugondy was appointed geographer to Louis XV. Father and son collaborated closely, and attribution is not always clear. 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. From him, they inherited much of Sanson's cartographic material, which they combined with maps and plates acquired after Hubert Jaillot's death in 1712 to form the basis the Atlas Universel.

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Vaugondy, Robert de

"Gouvernement Général du Dauphiné". Isère Drôme Hautes-Alpes. VAUGONDY 1751 map

"Partie Meridion. du Duché de Brabant". South Brabant Belgium. VAUGONDY 1752 map

"Partie Septentrionale du Duché de Brabant" North. Limburg NL. VAUGONDY 1752 map

"La Principauté de Liege et le Duché de Limbourg". Belgium NL. VAUGONDY 1754 map

"Carte de l'Empire d'Allemagne". Germany Austria Czechia. VAUGONDY 1756 map

"Cercle de Westphalie divisé…" Westphalia. NW Germany. VAUGONDY 1751 old map

"Carte des Cercles du Haut et du Bas Rhin". Rhineland Germany. VAUGONDY 1753 map

"Cercle de Franconie". Franconia. Northern Bavaria. Germany. VAUGONDY 1752 map

"Cercle de Souabe". Swabia. Baden-Württemberg. SW Germany. VAUGONDY 1751 map

"Le Cercle de Baviere". Bavaria Bayern Southern Germany. VAUGONDY 1751 old map

"Partie Septentrionale du Cercle d'Autriche". Northern Austria VAUGONDY 1752 map

"Le Tyrol sous le nom duq'uel…" Tirol & Trentino/South Tyrol. VAUGONDY 1753 map

"Le Royaume de Boheme, le Duché de Silesie…" Czechia & Silesia VAUGONDY 1751 map

"Partie Occidentale de la Lombardie" NW Italy Piedmont Liguria VAUGONDY 1750 map

"Duché de Savoye…" Duchy of Savoie. French Alps. Aosta. VAUGONDY 1751 old map

"Parte Orientale l'Empire Russie en Asie" Russia Siberia Asia. VAUGONDY 1750 map

"Carte de l'Empire d'Allemagne… les routes des postes" Germany VAUGONDY 1757 map

"Royaumes d'Espagne et de Portugal… routes des postes" Iberia VAUGONDY 1757 map

'PARTIE MERIDIONALE DU ROYAUME DE PORTUGAL'. Algarve. DE VAUGONDY c1750 map

'Partie septentrionale du Royaume de Naples'. Southern Italy. VAUGONDY 1750 map

Empire du Japon divisée en sept principales parties. Japan. DE VAUGONDY 1750 map

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