Dimensions: 47,5 x 70 cm. (on sheet: 50.5 x 77.5 cm.). Condition: very good (light browning) Verso: blank. Mapmaker: Robert De Vaugondy Publisher: Boudet. Paris. Note: from "Atlas Universel" 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. Gilles got his start when he jointly inherited the shop of Pierre-Moullart Sanson, grandson of the famous geographer Nicholas Sanson. The inheritance included the business, its stock of plates, and a roller press. In 1760 Gilles became geographer to King Louis XV. His son, Didier Robert de Vaugondy, was also a geographer and the two worked together.