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Antique Caribbean Hand-Colored Map Vaugondy Santini
Description: Hand-colored engraving on paper, framed (no glass). Title : "Les grandes et petites isles Antilles, et les isles Lucayes avec une partie de la mer du nord. Par le Sr Robert. A Venise Par P. Santini 1779.". Author: Robert de Vaugondy, Gilles. Publisher: P. Santini. This map is most likely a later reproduction, hand-coloring does not match comparable original 18th century versions.The late-18th-century map, which was based on earlier works by the French royal geographer, Robert de Vaugondy, depicts the West Indies, the chain of islands enclosing the Caribbean Sea. Stretching in an arc from southern Florida to the northern coast of South America, these islands have been divided into three groupings by geographers -- the Bahamas (Lucayas), low lying islands east of Florida; the Greater Antilles, including the large mountainous islands of Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico; and the Lesser Antilles or Caribbees, small volcanic islands bordering the Caribbean Sea on the east. In comparison to the rest of the Americas, the West Indies were not large in territory, but they were some of Europe's most prized possessions during the 18th century, primarily because of their ability to produce sugar and other tropical plantation crops. In the context of these intense political and commercial rivalries, du Vaugondy placed the most prosperous French colony of Saint Domingue (Hispaniola) in the center of the map. He also identified the small islands in the Lesser Antilles with the letters "F", "A", and "D" to indicate French, English, or Danish control. Although the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic on the island of Hispaniola was officially drawn two years before this map was published, the map shows no such national boundary. This is almost certainly due to the fact that this map comes from an Italian reprint of Robert de Vaugondy's ''Atlas Universel'', first published in 1750-57, before the border existed. Dimensions: Paper (sight): 20 1/4 x 24in. Frame: 22 x 26 1/2in. Weight: 1 lb. 14 oz. Condition: Paper is pasted to backing board verso. Paper is slightly darkened throughout and has stains and surface scratches scattered throughout. There is a crease running down the centerfold of the paper that is also stained for a width of 1/2" running the length of the paper. There is a 5in. tear in the paper located along the top edge and beginning 6 1/2" from the right side that seems to have been repaired by pasting the paper to the backing board. Hand-coloring has slightly faded in areas. Otherwise in fairly good condition overall. Artist's Biography:
AFTER P. Santini. Italian map publisher who worked in Venice. He collaborated with French cartographers on some of his works. Notable works include Atlas Universel published between 1776-84 and Atlas Portatif d'Italie published in 1783.
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Reference#: _10153958642 |
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