C1788

Cartes Generale et Particulieres des Isl…

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Scarce map of the French islands, Ile de France (Mauritius), Ile de Rodigues and Ile de Bourbon (now known as Reunion Island), located near Mauritus in the Indian Pacific Ocean off the east coast of South Africa. From Bonne’s, Atlas … Read Full Description

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Full Title:

Cartes Generale et Particulieres des Isles de France, de Bourbon et de Rodrigue.

Date:

C1788

Mapmaker:

Rigorbet Bonne (1727 - 1794)

Condition:

In good condition, centre fold as issued.

Technique:

Copper engraving with original hand colouring

Image Size:

345mm

x 235mm

Genuine antique
dated:

1788

Description:

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.

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