Original antique map from 1780 by Rigobert Bonne. Published in the ‘Atlas de toutes les parties connues du globe terrestre, dressé pour l'Histoire philosophique.’, by Abbé Raynal, part of his 'Philosophical and Political History of the Establishments and Trade of Europeans in the Two Indies'. Published in Geneva by Jean-Leonard Pellet, 17
Rigobert Bonne (1727-1795) was one of the most important cartographers of the end of the 18th century. He served as a hydrographer in France, and during his tenure he produced a number of detailed and useful maps, particularly of coastal regions. His work is often devoid of decorative cartouches and compass roses and marks a turning point in European cartography, moving from decoration to technical cartography.
