Carte de la Mer Rouge et Partie de L'Arabie
Paris: Rigobert Bonne, 1764.
Map. Image measures 8 1/2" x 14". Sheet measures 12 1/4" x 17 1/8"
This map of the Red Sea was published in 1764, with north oriented to the left of the page. Extends from the Mediterranean to the Gulf of Aden, including the Sinai Peninsula, and the Egyptian and Arabian coasts. Mountains are depicted pictorially, and sand bars and islets are carefully rendered. Cities, towns, mountain peaks, and rivers are labeled.. Part of the Nile River appears in the lower left. The map is in very good condition with full margins. There is some minor offsetting and rippling. Original plate marks are visible.
Rigobert Bonne (1727-1795) was one of the most important cartographers of the late 18th century. He served as Hydrographer to France, and during his term, he produced a number of detailed and useful maps, particularly of coastal regions. His work is often devoid of decorative cartouches and compasses roses and marks a turn in European mapmaking away from decoration toward technical mapping. This edition is a re-issue of Guillaume Thomas Francois Raynal's atlas of 1773. Bonne's version is "Atlas de toutes les parties connues du globe terrestre".
Binding: Unbound
Language: English
Price: $350.00
Item #336020