Amérique, L'

Subject

North and South America

Date
1762
Mapmaker
Robert de Vaugondy, [Didier]; E. Dussy, engraver
Publisher

Robert de Vaugondy, [Didier]

Place of Publication

Paris

Accession Number
1997.078.066
Alternate number
Lupin Collection
Condition
Good.
Curatorial Notes

Label from 1996 exhibit: At the top center and bottom right of the title cartouche are two Brazilian feather crowns. Both the headdress and the quiver filled with arrows and a bow seen center, bottom, were traditional European symbols for both South and North America. The water flowing from two culverts along each side represents the great the great American waterways.

Exhibition History
1996 Sep - Mar 30, 1999, So Much More than Just A Map
Notes

At the top center and bottom right of the title cartouche are two Brazilian feather crowns. Both the headdress and the quiver filled with arrows and a bow seen center, bottom, were traditional European symbols for both South and North America. The water flowing from two culverts along each side represents the great the great American waterways.

Size
9 1/2 x 8 3/4
Storage
c06d06