1688-1766
The Robert de Vaugondys were descended from the
Nicolas Sanson family through Sanson's grandson, Pierre Moulard-Sanson;
from him they inherited much of Sanson's cartographic material which
they combined with maps and plates acquired after Hubert Jaillot's
death in 1712 to form the basis for a very beautifully produced Atlas Universel.
The old material was much revised and corrected with
the addition of many new place names. The elder Robert de Vaugondy,
Gilles, is also known as Le Sieur or Monsieur Robert.
Other family member : DIDIER ROBERT DE VAUGONDY c. 1723-86
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Dictionary of map makers
An illustrated list of makers of maps, charts and globes from the earliest time of cartography to present.
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