TAHITI COPPER ENGRAVED MAP RIGOBERT BONNE 1787

Details are in good shape:

B&W copper engraved map of Tahiti by Rigobert Bonne, Carte de l' Isle O-Taiti, based on Captain Cook's First Voyage.

Page 125 from Atlas Encyclopedique, Paris, published 1787- 1788. Insets of "Baye Matavai dan O-Taiti", "Plan des Havres, situes au cote Nord d'Eimeo" and "Carte des Marquises de Mendoce".

Image size is aprox. 9" X 13 1/2". Blank on back, two pages from the Atlas.  Has a couple of narrow stains on the image, visible in pics above. The details are in good shape.

From a biography of the cartogropher:

"Rigobert Bonne, (1727 – 1795), was one of the most important cartographers of the late 18th century.

In 1773 Bonne succeeded Jacques Nicolas Bellin as Royal Cartographer to France in the office of the Hydrographer at the Depôt de la Marine. Working in his official capacity, Bonne compiled some of the most detailed and accurate maps of the period. Bonne’s work represents an important step in the evolution of the cartographic ideology away from the decorative work of the 17th and early 18th century towards a more detail oriented and practical aesthetic. With regard to the rendering of terrain Bonne maps bear many stylistic similarities to those of his predecessor, Bellin. However, Bonne maps generally abandon such common 18th century decorative features such as hand coloring, elaborate decorative cartouches, and compass roses.

While mostly focusing on costal regions, the work of Bonne is highly regarded for its detail, historical importance, and overall aesthetic appeal."

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