Carte de L'Egypte Ancienne et Moderne
Paris: Didier and Gilles Robert de Vaugondy, c. 1753. Notes: A beautifully detailed map of Egypt from the mid 18th century. Has a superbly decorated cartouche of Pyramids and a Sphinx by Hassard. Details everything from cities to monasteries with a special focus on the Nile and surrounding areas.
A fascinating aspect of this map is the way it depicts Lake Moeris, which is now a very small lake. It also marks the famous 'Labyrinth' which had been mentioned by many authors before; such as Herodotus, Strabo, Diodorus and Pliny.
It was said to have been a gigantic complex built by by Imandes for the Pharaoh Amenemhet III - filled with riches, ancient texts and ancient works of art; all priceless in their nature.
There have been quite a few attempts to find this Labyrinth but, to this day, none have succeeded in their quest.
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, Gilles and Didier Robert De Vaugondy published The Atlas Universel, one of the most important atlases of the 18th century. To produce the atlas, the Vaugondys integrated older sources with more modern surveyed maps. They verified and corrected the latitude and longitude of many regional maps in the atlas with astronomical observations. The older material was revised with the addition of many new place names. In 1760, Didier Robert de Vaugondy was appointed geographer to Louis XV., Size : 642x462 (mm), 25.28x18.19 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored, Reference: Pedley. Belle et utile, p. 205 no. 431. Rumsey 3353.097, Category: Maps Africa North Egypt;. Very Good. Item #M9103
Notes: A beautifully detailed map of Egypt from the mid 18th century. Has a superbly decorated cartouche of Pyramids and a Sphinx by Hassard. Details everything from cities to monasteries with a special focus on the Nile and surrounding areas.
A fascinating aspect of this map is the way it depicts Lake Moeris, which is now a very small lake. It also marks the famous 'Labyrinth' which had been mentioned by many authors before; such as Herodotus, Strabo, Diodorus and Pliny.
It was said to have been a gigantic complex built by by Imandes for the Pharaoh Amenemhet III - filled with riches, ancient texts and ancient works of art; all priceless in their nature.
There have been quite a few attempts to find this Labyrinth but, to this day, none have succeeded in their quest.
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, Gilles and Didier Robert De Vaugondy published The Atlas Universel, one of the most important atlases of the 18th century. To produce the atlas, the Vaugondys integrated older sources with more modern surveyed maps. They verified and corrected the latitude and longitude of many regional maps in the atlas with astronomical observations. The older material was revised with the addition of many new place names. In 1760, Didier Robert de Vaugondy was appointed geographer to Louis XV., Size : 642x462 (mm), 25.28x18.19 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored, Reference: Pedley. Belle et utile, p. 205 no. 431. Rumsey 3353.097, Category: Maps Africa North Egypt;.
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