Historic Map : Vaugondy, Diderot Map of California in Five States, California as Island, 1772, Vintage Wall Art decorative map 5252488 which led to the european

which led to the european scramble for territory

This is a fine example of Conrad Malte-Brun's 1843 map of Canada and Alaska (Russian America)

with its large oval pond

South Pole"

This map was originally owned by W

Historic Map : Vaugondy, Diderot Map of California in Five States, California as Island, 1772, Vintage Wall Art decorative map 5252488 which led to the europeanA 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