C1788

La Basse Guinee, contenantles Royaumes d…

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Scarce map of the west coast of Africa from Equatrial Guinee extending to South Africa. From Bonne’s, Atlas Encyclopedique, Contenant La Geographie Ancienne, et Quelques Cartes sur La Geographie du Moyen Age, La Geographie Moderne, et les Cartes Relatives a … Read Full Description

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Full Title:

La Basse Guinee, contenantles Royaumes de Loango, de Congo, D’Angola et de Benguela; avec la Cafrerie Occidentale et la Meridionale, ou le Pays de Hotentots.

Date:

C1788

Mapmaker:

Rigorbet Bonne (1727 - 1794)

Condition:

In good condition, centre fold as issued.

Technique:

Copper engraving with original hand colouring

Image Size:

235mm

x 345mm

Genuine antique
dated:

1788

Description:

Scarce map of the west coast of Africa from Equatrial Guinee extending to South Africa.

From Bonne’s, Atlas Encyclopedique, Contenant La Geographie Ancienne, et Quelques Cartes sur La Geographie du Moyen Age, La Geographie Moderne, et les Cartes Relatives a la Geographie Physique.

Rigorbet Bonne (1727 - 1794)

Bonne was an important French cartographer active in the later part of the C18th. In 1773 Bonne succeeded Jacques Nicolas Bellin as Royal Cartographer to France in the office of the Hydrographer at the Depôt de la Marine. Working in his official capacity, Bonne compiled some of the most detailed and accurate maps of the period. Bonne’s work represents an important step in the evolution of the cartographic ideology away from the decorative work of the 17th and early 18th century towards a more detail oriented and practical aesthetic.

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