Carte de l’Asie - Vaugondy 1750 The swirling lines you see

The swirling lines you see across the oceans are his attempt to visualize the great surface currents that mariners had begun to report

The map is highly detailed

as well as telegraph lines

The print originated from the official account of the voyage of the French ship La Favorite

Date: 1892

Carte de l’Asie - Vaugondy 1750 The swirling lines you seeCarte de lAsie Drawn Engraved by: Robert de Vaugondy (engraved by Guillaume Delahaye) Location: Paris Year: 1750 From: Atlas Universel Condition: Large antique 18th century atlas map on thick paper with original hand coloured outlines and a decorative title cartouche, unmatted and loose. A Scientific Landmark of Enlightenment Cartography This 1750 engraving by the renowned French cartographer Robert de Vaugondy is a definitive record of the Asian