Nicely engraved map depicting most of the Lesser Antilles from Anguilla to Grenada, including the Windward and Leeward Islands. Scope extends to include Trinidad and the northern coastline of South America. Features four distance scales below the title. Finely engraved by Andre.

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.

See also lot 705 for Phillips & LeGear's A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress with Bibliographical Notes that notes this map.

References: Phillips (Atlases) #666, Vol. 2 #109; Sellers & Van Ee #1964.

Condition: A

A crisp impression on watermarked paper with a bit of creasing adjacent to the centerfold.