Historic Map : Vaugondy Map of Northwest Spain (Old Castile, Leon, Galicia, Biscay, Navarre), 1752, Vintage Wall Art

This is a beautiful 1752 map of northwestern Spain by Robert de Vaugondy. It extends from Coria north to Bayonne in France and from the Atlantic Ocean east to Tudela and depicts the regions of Galicia, Leon, Asturias, Castile and Biscay. The map renders the entire region in extraordinary detail offering both topographical and political information with forest and mountains beautifully rendered in profile. This region is also an important stop on the medieval pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostella. A beautifully engraved title cartouche in included in the bottom left quadrant. The map was drawn by Robert de Vaugondy in 1752 and published in the 1757 issue of his Atlas Universal. The Atlas Universal was one of the first atlases based upon actual surveys. Therefore, this map is highly accurate (for the period) and has most contemporary town names correct.