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 Northern China, Mongolia, Korea Japan Tartary
- Title : Tartarie Chinoise, Roy. De Coree, et Isles Du Japon... Par M. Bonne
- Ref #: 40537
- Size: 16in x 11in (410mm x 270mm)
- Date : 1780
- Condition: (A+) Fine Condition
Description:
This fine original copper plate engraved antique map of Northern China, Mongolia, Korea Japan & eastern Siberia 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: - 16in x 11in (410mm x 270mm)
Plate size: - 14 1/2in x 10in (370mm x 255mm)
Margins: - Min 1/2in (12mm)
Imperfections:
Margins: - None
Plate area: - None
Verso: - None
