A lovely 18th century copper plate engraved map of Flanders, covering parts of modern day Belgium, France & the Netherlands. Titled 'Carte Generale du Comte de Flandre, the map was produced by Didier Robert de Vaugondy.
Cream paper with hand coloured accents. Some foxing to paper. Measures 11.5" x 9.5."
*The Robert de Vaugondy family were prominent 18th century French cartographers. Based in Paris, father Gilles (1688–1766) and son Didier (1723–1786) built upon the legacy of the Sanson family to produce the influential Atlas Universel (1757) and meticulously crafted terrestrial and celestial globes
