Robert de Vaugondy’s Map of the Northern Part of the Kingdom of Naples Date of Publication_c.1745 supplied from another

supplied from another

The work attracted the early attention of antiquary Richard Gough (British Topography

rebacked and recornered

edited the letters of Mary Russell Mitford and wrote a history of English humour

and it was largely thanks to Ogilby’s influence that the Statute Mile was set at 1760 yards

Robert de Vaugondy’s Map of the Northern Part of the Kingdom of Naples Date of Publication_c.1745 supplied from anotherPartie Septentrionale du Royaume de Naples This is a later state of Robert de Vaugondys map of the northern part of the Kingdom of Naples. The original date (1748) and privilege (a sort of early forerunner of copyright) have been burnished from the plate. Condition & Materials Copper engraving, 49 x 63 cm, original hand colour in outline, blank verso. References Pedley, Bel et Utile: the Work of the Robert de Vaugondy Family of Mapmakers, 359.