Rigobert Bonne (1729 - 1795)
Profile :
As Royal Hydrographer, Bonne`s principle interest lay in the production of marine charts but he issued a number of other works, often including maps by fellow cartographers. He also provided maps for a notable atlas by Guillaume Raynal and for an Historical Atlas and Encyclopedia published in association with Nicholas Desmaret (1725 – 1805)
Rigobert Bonne (1)
1780 Rigobert Bonne Antique Map of Caribbean Islands of Guadeloupe & Martinique
- Title : L Isle De La Martinique; Isles De La Guadeloupe...Par M Bonne
- Date : 1780
- Size: 15 1/2in x 10in (395mm x 255mm)
- Ref #: 40556
- Condition: (A+) Fine Condition
Description:
This fine original copper plate engraved antique map of Caribbean Islands of Guadeloupe & Martinique by Rigobert Bonne was published in the 1780 edition of Atlas des toutes les parties connues du globe terrestre by Guillaume Raynal.
General Definitions:
Paper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable
Paper color : - off white
Age of map color: - Early
Colors used: - Yellow, Green, pink
General color appearance: - Authentic
Paper size: - 15 1/2in x 10in (395mm x 255mm)
Plate size: - 13in x 9in (330mm x 230mm)
Margins: - Min 1/2in (12mm)
Imperfections:
Margins: - Two small worm holes
Plate area: - Two small worm holes
Verso: - Two small worm holes
Background:
Martinique is an insular region of France located in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean Sea.
Guadeloupe is an insular region of France located in the Leeward Islands, part of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean.
