Historic Map : Vaugondy Antique Map of The Duchy of Savoy, France, 1752, Vintage Wall Art odd unusual charts Mountains & Rivers 5248580 is the first and likely

is the first and likely the finest example of a world atlas composed entirely of globe gores

1929 pictorial map of 'Old Heidelberg

By far this map's most striking feature is its elaborate allegorical border work

treaty lines

Historic Map : Vaugondy Antique Map of The Duchy of Savoy, France, 1752, Vintage Wall Art odd unusual charts Mountains & Rivers 5248580 is the first and likelyThis is a beautiful 1751 map of the Duchy of Savoy by Rober de Vaugondy. It covers from Vevey in Switzerland south to Valloire, France and from Nantua east as far as Chatillon in the Aosta Valley of Italy. The map renders the entire region in extraordinary detail offering both topographical and political information with forests and mountains beautifully rendered in profile. It depicts the Savoie wine region of France, popular for its rare white wines