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Cartografia - Bonne, Rigobert

Atlas de Toutes les Parties connues du Globe Terrestre, 1780

Estimate

€ 200 - 300

Sold

€ 448

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

[Geneve, J.L. Pellet, 1780]. In 4 °. 28 pp, 49 [i.e. 50] boards [including 17bis], uniform browning, binding in modern half cloth.

Specialist Notes

One of the most popular French atlases of the time, printed to accompany Raynal's work Historique Philosophique et Politique des Etablissemens et du Commerce dans les deux Indes , several prints are known with variations. & nbsp; Bonne was a serious cartographer innovator, who privileged accuracy and detail beyond the decorative value of maps.

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