Historic Map : Vaugondy, Diderot Map of California in Five States, California as Island. , 1772, Vintage Wall Art Size:24in x 20in This is a beautiful large

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Historic Map : Vaugondy, Diderot Map of California in Five States, California as Island. , 1772, Vintage Wall Art Size:24in x 20in This is a beautiful largeA rare and important map of California in five different states, ranging from roughly 1656 to 1767. Engraved by the important French cartographer Robert De Vaugondy, for the c. 1770 edition of the Denis Diderot (1713 84) Encyclopedie . This map explores the confused state of California cartography in the late 18th century. Examines the gradual discovery of California through various seminal mappings. Initially uses the work of Italian cartographer