1780 Antique Map of GUYANE FRANCOISE - Mayapa Guyana Surinam by Bonne (20)

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Pictures sell!Auctiva Offers Free Image Hosting and Editing.250+ Listing Templates!Auctiva gets you noticed!Attention Sellers - Get TemplatesImage Hosting, Scheduling at Auctiva.com.1780 Antique Map of GUYANE FRANCOISE - Mayapa Guyana Surinam by Bonne (20)1780 Antique Map of GUYANE FRANCOISE - Mayapa Guyana Surinam by Bonne (20)1780An original Antique Map by Rigobert Bonne & Guillaume Thomas RaynalÂtitled'GUYANE FRANCOISE AVEC PARTIE DE LA GUYANE HOLLANDOISE'A fine exle of Rigobert Bonne and Guilleme Raynal's 1780 map of northeastern South America, depicting Guyana (Guyane). Covers parts of British Guyana, Dutch Surinam in the north, French Guyana (Guyane), modern day Mayapa, a Brazilian state, and Cap de Nord in the south. Most of the data for this map is drawn from records compiled under the Dutch West India Company, which traded throughout the region. While inland information is minimal, trading settlements and missions along both the Maroni River and the Tammouri are noted. Names numerous American Indian tribes and villages throughout. Additionally names Fort Oyapoque, modern day Oiapoque, and major cities, such as Paramibo, the present day capital of SurinamePROVENANCEÂDrawn by R.Bonne for G.Raynal's ATLAS DE TOUTES LES PARTIES CONNUES DU GLOBE TERRESTRE, DRESSE POUR l'HISTOIRE PHILOSOPHIQUE ET POLITIQUE DES ETABLISSEMENTS ET DU COMMERCE DES EUROPEENS DANS LES DEUX INDES CARTOGRAPHERSRigobert 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 theÂHydrographer at the Depà t 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 t. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers mx1_233013961523_F2F392BD1ABB4B97B3446B6

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