Composite: La Guinee. Bonne, Rigobert, 1727-1794, 1781


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Full Title: (Composite of) Carte de la Guinee, contenant les Isles du Cap Verd, le Senegal, la Cote de Guinee proprement dite, les Royaumes de Loango, Congo, Angola et Benguela, avec les pays voisins autant qu'ils sont connus. Projettee et assujettie aux observations. Par M. Bonne, Hydrog(raph)e du Roi. A Paris, chez Lattre, rue St. Jacques, a la Ville de Bordeaux, avec priv. du R., 1781.

Author: Bonne, Rigobert, 1727-1794

Date: 1781

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Author: Bonne, Rigobert, 1727-1794

Date: 1781

Short Title: Composite: La Guinee.

Publisher: Paris: Lattre & Delalain

Type: Composite Map

Object Height cm: 43

Object Width cm: 62

Scale 1: 9,000,000

Note: Engraved map on 2 sheets. Covers part of West and Central Africa from Senegal to Angola. Boundaries outlined in hand col. Relief shown pictorially. Ornamental cartouche. Prime meridian: Ferro. Sheets also numbered XXXI and XXXII."

Full Title: (Composite of) Carte de la Guinee, contenant les Isles du Cap Verd, le Senegal, la Cote de Guinee proprement dite, les Royaumes de Loango, Congo, Angola et Benguela, avec les pays voisins autant qu'ils sont connus. Projettee et assujettie aux observations. Par M. Bonne, Hydrog(raph)e du Roi. A Paris, chez Lattre, rue St. Jacques, a la Ville de Bordeaux, avec priv. du R., 1781.

List No: 2612.067

Page No: A-B 30

Series No: 72

Published In: Atlas moderne ou collection de cartes sur toutes les parties du globe terrestre ar plusieurs auteurs. Avec approbation & privilege du Roy. A Paris, Chez Lattre Graveur Ordinaire du Roy, de Mgr. Le Duc d'Orleans et de la Ville Rue St. Jacques No. 20. et Delalain Libraire, rue de la Comedie Francoise. (title page only) Monnet del. 1762. Prevost Sculp.

Publication Author: Lattre, Jean ; Bonne, Rigobert, 1727-1794

Publication Date: 1791

Publication Reference: Cf. Phillips, 664; National Maritime Museum, 215; British Library. World, col. 384-385 (1762-1785 eds.)

Publication Note: Maps by Bonne, Janvier, & Rizzi Zannoni. Late edition which includes important maps of the United States, British America, and Mexico which do not appear in the earlier editions. Also has an excellent catalogue of Lattre's publications. The first edition of this atlas had 36 maps (see Baskes copy). Maps are with outline hand col. and bound in full brown leather covers embossed with "Atlas Moderne" on the spine.

Publication List No: 2612.000

Publication Type: World Atlas

Publication Maps: 75

Publication Height cm: 40

Publication Width cm: 30

Image No: 2612067

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