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C1774
Carte pour Servir a l’Histoire Philosophique et Politique des Etablissemens et du Commerce des Europeens dans lex deux Indes
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C18th map by Rigorbet Bonne (1727-1794) extending from Africa to Australia with arrows showing the directions of the prevailing winds and ocean currents, focusing on the trade to the Indies from Europe. A decorative title is at top left and … Read Full Description
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S/N: AM-1774-BONN-0102–227340
(C091)
Categories: Australia continent, early charting, Asia Continent
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Full Title:
Carte pour Servir a l’Histoire Philosophique et Politique des Etablissemens et du Commerce des Europeens dans lex deux Indes
Date:
C1774
Mapmaker:
Condition:
In good condition, with folds as issued.
Technique:
Hand coloured copper engraving.
Image Size:
463mm
x 320mm
Paper Size:
493mm
x 370mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1774
Description:
C18th map by Rigorbet Bonne (1727-1794) extending from Africa to Australia with arrows showing the directions of the prevailing winds and ocean currents, focusing on the trade to the Indies from Europe. A decorative title is at top left and at lower centre is an inset map of southern India and Ceylon.
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.
