C1781

Isles de la Reine Charlotte.

Mapmaker:

Map of four islands with compass rose. Santa Cruz Island, of Temotu Province of the Solomon Islands, based on Cook’s discoveries, originally named after Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III. The Isle du Lord Edgemont (present day Nendo Island) and … Read Full Description

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Full Title:

Isles de la Reine Charlotte.

Date:

C1781

Mapmaker:

Rigorbet Bonne (1727 - 1794)

Condition:

In good condition, with centre fold as issued.

Technique:

Hand coloured copper engraving.

Image Size:

360mm

x 250mm

Paper Size:

416mm

x 315mm

Genuine antique
dated:

1781

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.

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National Library Australia: Bib ID 3532873

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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