C1788

Les Treize Cantons de la Suisse, leurs A…

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Scarce c.18th hand coloured engraved map of the thirteen cantons of Switzerland subject to their allies and of those of the townships. From Bonne’s, Atlas Encyclopedique, Contenant La Geographie Ancienne, et Quelques Cartes sur La Geographie du Moyen Age, La Geographie … Read Full Description

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Full Title:

Les Treize Cantons de la Suisse, leurs Allies les Sujets de ces Cantons et ceux de leurs Allie’s.

Date:

C1788

Mapmaker:

Rigorbet Bonne (1727 - 1794)

Condition:

In good condition, with centre fold as issued.

Technique:

Hand coloured copper engraving.

Image Size:

342mm

x 231mm

Paper Size:

462mm

x 313mm

Genuine antique
dated:

1788

Description:

Scarce c.18th hand coloured engraved map of the thirteen cantons of Switzerland subject to their allies and of those of the townships.

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.

References:
Phillips, P. A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress. Washington 1973 : 666.

Collections:
State Library New South Wales: Call Numbers: Q912/B
National Library Australia: Bib ID 1690701

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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