After Jean-Joseph VERGUIN (1701-1777) - Lot 174

After Jean-Joseph VERGUIN (1701-1777) Carte de la rade des îles d'Hyères d'après les opérations géodésiques de Verguin, ingénieur hydrographe, publié sur les ordres du Ministre pour le service des Vaisseaux français, 1792 Copper engraving, colored laid proof on two attached sheets with the islands of Porquerolles, Port-Cros and Levant. H. 65 cm - L. 96 cm (at sight) ANC Some spotting in the margins, tabs marked Jean-Joseph Verguin, a naval geographer and engineer based in Toulon, produced highly accurate coastal surveys in the XVIIIᵉ century. Trained at the Séminaire de la Marine, he took part in hydrographic missions as early as the 1720s and later became chief engineer. His charts - of roadsteads, bays and coastal segments in Provence and Spain - are sought-after for their topographical accuracy and graphic elegance.