THIS IS AN ORIGINAL COPPER ENGRAVING OF THE 1787 Ed., VERY RARE AND PARTICULAR, HARD TO FIND FOR SALE FOR HIS RARITY, PRECIOUSNESS, PURITY, ORIGINALITY, AND IN PARTICULAR FOR HIS RAPPRESENTATION IN STYLE VERY SPECIAL, WITH AN IMPRESSION VERY VERY MEANINGFUL, AS YOU CAN WELL OBSERVE IN THE PHOTOS.....;
"...WORLD MAP, GLOBE, EASTERN HEMISPHERE, AUSTRALIA, ASIA, AFRICA. .."
THIS IS AN ORIGINAL AND ULTRA-RARE GEOGRAPHICAL MAP OF THE 1787 Edit. OF THE FAMOUS WORK/OPERA of "M. BONNE & M. DESMAREST": "Atlas Encyclopédique", Contenant la Géographie Ancienne et Quelques Cartes sur la Geographe du Moyen Age la Gepgraphie Moderne et les Cartes Relatives a la Geographie Phisique...... etc, etc, etc, etc...: HOTEL DE THOU, A Paris,1787 ;
BEAUTIFUL COPPER ENGRAVING, RICH IN MEANING AND WITH COUNTLESS PLACE (TOPONOMASTIC...) NAME AND GEOGRAPHICAL DETAILS THAT ENRICH EVEN MORE ITS VALUE.
Rigobert Bonne (1727–1795) was one of the most important Cartographers of the late XVIII° Century.
In 1773 R. 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, R. 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 XVII° and early XVIII° Century towards a more detail oriented and practical aesthetic. With regard to the rendering of terrain R. Bonne maps bear many stylistic similarities to those of his predecessor, Bellin. However, Bonne maps generally abandon such common XVIII° Century decorative features such as hand coloring, elaborate decorative Cartouches, and Compass Roses, etc, etc...; While mostly focusing on coastal regions, the work of RIGOBERT BONNE is highly regarded for its detail, historical importance, and overall aesthetic appeal.; RIGOBERT BONNE: (1727 / 1795);
TOTAL SIZES OF THIS GEOGRAPHICAL MAP: Cm: 41,0 X 31,0 -- Inch: 16.4" X 12.4"
THIS GEOGRAPHICAL MAP IS AN ORIGINAL & VERY RARE COPPER ENGRAVING OF THE XVIII° CENTURY ; VERY, VERY SMALL TRACES OF NORMAL AGING AND SOME HOLES & STAINS, AS FROM PHOTO; BEAUTIFUL, SPECTACULAR, AMAZING DETAILS, LARGE MARGINS & BEAUTIFUL COLORATION; SLIGHT TRACES OCCASIONAL OF MARGINAL SOILING THAT DOES NOT DAMAGE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, AS PER PHOTOS; THE STATUS OF THIS MAP, IN THE END, IS VERY GOOD AS SHOWN IN PARTICULAR AND ABOVE ALL, THE SAME PHOTOS;