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C1771
Carte du Mexique ou de la Nlle Espagne Contenant aussi le Nouveau Mexique, la Californie, avec une… Projettee et assujiettie …1771
Mapmaker:
Finely engraved C18th map of present day California, Texas, Louisiana and Florida by Rigorbet Bonne the celebrated French map maker born in the village of Raucourt in the Ardennes. With an elaborate title at top right, comprising of flower garlands framed … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Carte du Mexique ou de la Nlle Espagne Contenant aussi le Nouveau Mexique, la Californie, avec une… Projettee et assujiettie …1771
Date:
C1771
Mapmaker:
Condition:
In good condition, with centre fold as issued.
Technique:
Copper engraving with original hand colouring.
Image Size:
410mm
x 295mm
Paper Size:
520mm
x 385mm
Platemark Size:
435mm
x 33015mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1771
Description:
Finely engraved C18th map of present day California, Texas, Louisiana and Florida by Rigorbet Bonne the celebrated French map maker born in the village of Raucourt in the Ardennes. With an elaborate title at top right, comprising of flower garlands framed in a Rococo frame.Â
From; Atlas moderne ou collection de cartes sur toutes les parties du globe terrestre par plusieurs auteurs
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.
