Historic Map : Vaugondy, Diderot Map of California in Five States, California as Island. , 1772, Vintage Wall Art Size:30in x 24in I 5 in Jean Lattre's

I 5 in Jean Lattre's 1776 issue of the Atlas Moderne

including all of modern day Montenegro as well as parts of adjacent Croatia

and many other mysterious peoples

The Southern States

and Quebec

Historic Map : Vaugondy, Diderot Map of California in Five States, California as Island. , 1772, Vintage Wall Art Size:30in x 24in I 5 in Jean Lattre'sA 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