Subject: Britain
Period: 1780 (circa)
Publication: Atlas de Toutes les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre
Color: Hand Color
Size:
8.8 x 12.7 inches
22.4 x 32.3 cm
This detailed copper engraved map shows all of Britain, including the Shetland Isles, and extends to the Normandy coast. There is nice detail of counties and major cities.
Rigobert Bonne was an important French cartographer of the late 18th century. In 1773 he succeeded Jacques Bellin as the royal cartographer in the office of the Hydrographer at the Depot de la Marine. Working in his official capacity, Bonne compiled some of the most detailed and accurate maps of the period.
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Condition: A
A dark impression, issued folding on a bright sheet with a "CB" watermark, a bit of printer's ink residue, and small binding holes along the bottom edge of the sheet.