C1788

Carte de la Terre Van-Diemen. Par M.Bonn…

Mapmaker:

French map of Adventure Bay first charted by Captain Tobias Furneaux in command of the ship Adventure on Cook’s second voyage. Furneaux became separated from Cook in a fog while Cook sailed on to New Zealand, Furneaux travelled further north … Read Full Description

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Full Title:

Carte de la Terre Van-Diemen. Par M.Bonne, Ingenieur-Hydrographe de la Marine.

Date:

C1788

Mapmaker:

Rigorbet Bonne (1727 - 1794)

Condition:

Some minor discolouration in centre fold, otherwise in good condition.

Technique:

Hand coloured copper engraving.

Image Size:

360mm

x 250mm

Paper Size:

420mm

x 295mm

Genuine antique
dated:

1788

Description:

French map of Adventure Bay first charted by Captain Tobias Furneaux in command of the ship Adventure on Cook’s second voyage. Furneaux became separated from Cook in a fog while Cook sailed on to New Zealand, Furneaux travelled further north and sighted a group of islands off the South West Cape of Tasmania on 9 March 1773. James Cook was to later name the islands after Furneaux.

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.

References:
Phillips, P. A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress. Washington 1973 : 666
Tooley, R.V. The Mapping of Australia. London 1979: 237

Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 2372910
State Library New South Wales: CALL NUMBER RB/DQ034/10

References:
Tooley, R.V. The Mapping of Australia. London 1979 :: 238.

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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