Les Indes Orientales et leur Archipel

Scarce and decorative map of Southeast Asia, Singapore, the Straits of Malacca, Philippines, Sumatra, Java, India, extending north to Canton and Macao. 

Includes a decorative allegorical cartouche showing the region as a place of commerce, very suitable for framing. 

A major cartographer of the late 18th century, Rigobert Bonne (1727-1795) was Royal Cartographer to France, succeeding Jacques Nicolas Bellin in the office of the Hydrographer at the DepĂ´t de la Marine. Bonne produced some of the most detailed and precise maps of the period. Bonne's maps represent a departure from the more decorative maps of the previous century, and although much of Bonne's cartographic style can be traced to his predecessor, Bellin, Bonne maps are generally less decorative, characteristically lacking ornate cartouches, compass roses, or contemporary hand colour.

Rigobert Bonne
Title
Southeast Asia, Decorative Map
Publication Place / Date
Image Dimensions
Paris/ca.1770
50 by 35 cm.
Color
Condition
Hand coloring
VG+
Product Price
Product Number
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SKU #M.0444
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