Artist / Author / Cartographer:
Rigobert Bonne
Title:
Carte De L'Empire De La Chine, de la Tartarie Chinois ...
Date:
c.1773
Medium:
copper engraving, original outline colour
Size:
32 x 21 cm
Description:
Carte De L'Empire De La Chine, de la Tartarie Chinois, et du Royaume de Coree: avec les Isles du Japan
A French map of East Asia from the second half of the eighteenth century.
Rigobert Bonne was an engineer, mathematician and cartographer from Raucourt in France. He succeeded Nicolas Bellin as hydrographer of the Depot de la Marine in 1773. He produced numerous maps between 1762 and 1790.
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Item Code:
MA2944
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