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C1788
Terre De Kerguelen, Appelle par M.Cook, Isle de la Desolation.
Mapmaker:
Scarce map of the Kergulen Islands, also known as Desolation Islands which are situated in the south Pacific Ocean. Insets of Plan du Port Palliser deans la Terre de Kerguelen, and Plan du Havre de Noel dans la Terre de … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Terre De Kerguelen, Appelle par M.Cook, Isle de la Desolation.
Date:
C1788
Mapmaker:
Condition:
Some minor discolouration at centre fold, otherwise in good condition.
Technique:
Copper engraving with original hand colouring
Image Size:
350mm
x 250mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1788
Description:
Scarce map of the Kergulen Islands, also known as Desolation Islands which are situated in the south Pacific Ocean.
Insets of Plan du Port Palliser deans la Terre de Kerguelen, and Plan du Havre de Noel dans la Terre de Kerguelen.
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.
