North America, USA, Canada, R. Bonne, 1781, Les Etats Unis de l´Amérique Septentrionale…

Great map of the East of North America with one of the earliest recognitions of the recently independent United States and still many unsettled borders with Canada and the French and Spanish claims.

Made by R. Bonne, Paris.Rigobert Bonne (1727-1794) was an influential French cartographer of the late-eighteenth century. Born in the Lorraine region of France, Bonne came to Paris to study and practice cartography. He was a skilled cartographer and hydrographer and succeeded Jacques Nicolas Bellin as Royal Hydrographer at the Depot de la Marine in 1773. He published many charts for the Depot, including some of those for the Atlas Maritime of 1762. In addition to his work at the Depot, he is best known for his work on the maps of the Atlas Encyclopedique (1788) which he did with Nicholas Desmarest. He also made the maps for the Abbe Raynals’ famous Atlas de Toutes Les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre (1780).

Excellent condition. Original outline coloring. Thick paper. Clear print. Reverse side blank.

Image 32x21cm, sheet 39x27cm