Falkland Islands, South Georgia, Sandwich Islands - Rigobert Bonne - 1774
Isles Maidenland, de Hawkins, et le Detroit De Fakland, Ces Isles sont nommees Malouiness, par les Francois. Map of the Falkland Islands and inset maps of South Georgia and Sandwich Islands. Rigobert Bonne - 1774.
Attractive map of Falkland Islands, with inset maps of Isle de George and Terre de Sandwich, from Bonne´s Atlas Supplement.
Rigobert Bonne (1727-1794) was an influential French cartographer of the late-eighteenth century. Born in the Lorraine region of France, Bonne came to Paris to study and practice cartography. He was a skilled cartographer and hydrographer and succeeded Jacques Nicolas Bellin as Royal Hydrographer at the Depot de la Marine in 1773. He published many charts for the Depot, including some of those for the Atlas Maritime of 1762. In addition to his work at the Depot, he is best known for his work on the maps of the Atlas Encyclopedique (1788) which he did with Nicholas Desmarest. He also made the maps for the Abbe Raynals’ famous Atlas de Toutes Les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre (1780).
More than his individual works, Bonne is also important for the history of cartography because of the larger trends exemplified by his work. In Bonne’s maps, it is possible to see the decisive shift from the elaborate decorations of the seventeenth century and the less ornate, yet still prominent embellishments of the early to mid-eighteenth century. By contrast, Bonne’s work was simple, unadorned, and practical. This aesthetic shift, and the detail and precision of his geography, make Bonne an important figure in mapping history.
Beautiful map of the period with few faults of blemishes. Border mount included. Pricing and grading commensurate.
Isles Maidenland, de Hawkins, et le Detroit De Fakland, Ces Isles sont nommees Malouiness, par les Francois. Map of the Falkland Islands and inset maps of South Georgia and Sandwich Islands. Rigobert Bonne - 1774.
Attractive map of Falkland Islands, with inset maps of Isle de George and Terre de Sandwich, from Bonne´s Atlas Supplement.
Rigobert Bonne (1727-1794) was an influential French cartographer of the late-eighteenth century. Born in the Lorraine region of France, Bonne came to Paris to study and practice cartography. He was a skilled cartographer and hydrographer and succeeded Jacques Nicolas Bellin as Royal Hydrographer at the Depot de la Marine in 1773. He published many charts for the Depot, including some of those for the Atlas Maritime of 1762. In addition to his work at the Depot, he is best known for his work on the maps of the Atlas Encyclopedique (1788) which he did with Nicholas Desmarest. He also made the maps for the Abbe Raynals’ famous Atlas de Toutes Les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre (1780).
More than his individual works, Bonne is also important for the history of cartography because of the larger trends exemplified by his work. In Bonne’s maps, it is possible to see the decisive shift from the elaborate decorations of the seventeenth century and the less ornate, yet still prominent embellishments of the early to mid-eighteenth century. By contrast, Bonne’s work was simple, unadorned, and practical. This aesthetic shift, and the detail and precision of his geography, make Bonne an important figure in mapping history.
Beautiful map of the period with few faults of blemishes. Border mount included. Pricing and grading commensurate.
Isles Maidenland, de Hawkins, et le Detroit De Fakland, Ces Isles sont nommees Malouiness, par les Francois. Map of the Falkland Islands and inset maps of South Georgia and Sandwich Islands. Rigobert Bonne - 1774.
Attractive map of Falkland Islands, with inset maps of Isle de George and Terre de Sandwich, from Bonne´s Atlas Supplement.
Rigobert Bonne (1727-1794) was an influential French cartographer of the late-eighteenth century. Born in the Lorraine region of France, Bonne came to Paris to study and practice cartography. He was a skilled cartographer and hydrographer and succeeded Jacques Nicolas Bellin as Royal Hydrographer at the Depot de la Marine in 1773. He published many charts for the Depot, including some of those for the Atlas Maritime of 1762. In addition to his work at the Depot, he is best known for his work on the maps of the Atlas Encyclopedique (1788) which he did with Nicholas Desmarest. He also made the maps for the Abbe Raynals’ famous Atlas de Toutes Les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre (1780).
More than his individual works, Bonne is also important for the history of cartography because of the larger trends exemplified by his work. In Bonne’s maps, it is possible to see the decisive shift from the elaborate decorations of the seventeenth century and the less ornate, yet still prominent embellishments of the early to mid-eighteenth century. By contrast, Bonne’s work was simple, unadorned, and practical. This aesthetic shift, and the detail and precision of his geography, make Bonne an important figure in mapping history.
Beautiful map of the period with few faults of blemishes. Border mount included. Pricing and grading commensurate.
Code : A136
Cartographer : Cartographer / Engraver / Publisher: Rigobert Bonne
Date : Publication Place / Date - 1774
Size : Sheet size: 39.5 x 28.5 Cm
Availability : Available
Type - Genuine - Antique
Grading A
Where Applicable - Folds as issued. Light box photo shows the folio leaf centre margin hinge ‘glue’, this is not visible otherwise.
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