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Fine c.18th map of the Bering straits which separate Russia with Alaska, shows the tracks of Cook while exploring this north west part of the American coast. Decorated with a large compass rose.
From Bonne’s, Encyclopedic Atlas, Containing Ancient Geography, and Some Maps on Medieval Geography, Modern Geography, and Maps Relative to Physical Geography.
References:
Phillips, P. A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress. Washington 1973 666.
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National Library Australia: Bib ID 1301467 & Bib ID 1301467
State Library New South Wales: CALL NUMBER RB/DQ034/10
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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