Carte de l'Arabie, du Golfe Persique et de la Mer Rouge, avec l'Egypte, la Nubie et l'Abissinie
| Reference: | S4376 |
| Author | Rigobert BONNE |
| Year: | 1787 |
| Zone: | Arabia |
| Printed: | Paris |
| Measures: | 333 x 227 mm |
€200.00
| Reference: | S4376 |
| Author | Rigobert BONNE |
| Year: | 1787 |
| Zone: | Arabia |
| Printed: | Paris |
| Measures: | 333 x 227 mm |
€200.00
Description
A fine example of Rigobert Bonne and G. Raynal's map of the Arabia and Abyssinia (Ethiopia). Covers from the Nile Delta south as far as the Horn of Africa and West to Persia, inclusive of the modern day countries of Ethiopia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Kuwait, the and the United Arab Emirates. Offers surprising detail considering that his part of the world was largely unknown to Europeans.
Identifies towns, rivers, some topographical features, ports and political boundaries. Dangerous reefs and other undersea dangers that historically hindered trade in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf are tentatively ghosted in.
Drawn by R. Bonne for G. Raynal's Atlas de Toutes les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre, Dressé pour l'Histoire Philosophique et Politique des Établissemens et du Commerce des Européens dans les Deux Indes.
Rigobert Bonne (1727-1795) was one of the most important cartographers of the late 18th century. In 1773 he succeeded Jacques 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 coastal regions, the work of Bonne is highly regarded for its detail, historical importance, and overall aesthetic appeal.
The Atlas Encyclopédique, that Bonne completed with the help of Nicholas Desmarest, constitutes his most famous work.
Rigobert BONNE (1727 - 1795 ca.)
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Rigobert Bonne was born in 1727 in Raucourt, in the Lorraine region of northeastern France. He was not only a cartographer but also a hydrographer who produced both land and nautical maps; he spent much of his career working in the French Hydrographic Office or Dépôt des cartes et plans de la Marine. As Royal Hydrographer, Bonne's main interest was the production of nautical maps, but he also gave to print a considerable number of other works, including maps by other cartographers who were his collaborators. He first came to prominence producing a series of plates for the Atlas Moderne ou Collection De Cartes Sur toutes les parties du Globe Terrestre par Plusieurs Auteurs, edited by Giovanni Antonio Rizzi Zannoni and first published in Paris by Jean Lattré in 1762, and subsequently reprinted-with the addition of numerous plates by other cartographers-until the end of the century. But he is probably best known for later publications, including the Atlas Encyclopedique-in collaboration with Nicholas Desmarest (1725-1805)-as well as for the maps he made for Guillaume Raynal's Atlas de Toutes Les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre (1780). His maps were often commissioned more for educational and informational purposes than for practical use. In 1773, Bonne's talent was rewarded with the title of "Hydrographe du Roy," succeeding Jacques-Nicolas Bellin. From him took its name the pseudoconic projection, adopted, among other things, for the general map of France.
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Rigobert BONNE (1727 - 1795 ca.)
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Rigobert Bonne was born in 1727 in Raucourt, in the Lorraine region of northeastern France. He was not only a cartographer but also a hydrographer who produced both land and nautical maps; he spent much of his career working in the French Hydrographic Office or Dépôt des cartes et plans de la Marine. As Royal Hydrographer, Bonne's main interest was the production of nautical maps, but he also gave to print a considerable number of other works, including maps by other cartographers who were his collaborators. He first came to prominence producing a series of plates for the Atlas Moderne ou Collection De Cartes Sur toutes les parties du Globe Terrestre par Plusieurs Auteurs, edited by Giovanni Antonio Rizzi Zannoni and first published in Paris by Jean Lattré in 1762, and subsequently reprinted-with the addition of numerous plates by other cartographers-until the end of the century. But he is probably best known for later publications, including the Atlas Encyclopedique-in collaboration with Nicholas Desmarest (1725-1805)-as well as for the maps he made for Guillaume Raynal's Atlas de Toutes Les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre (1780). His maps were often commissioned more for educational and informational purposes than for practical use. In 1773, Bonne's talent was rewarded with the title of "Hydrographe du Roy," succeeding Jacques-Nicolas Bellin. From him took its name the pseudoconic projection, adopted, among other things, for the general map of France.
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