Antilles Islands, Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, Martinique, Curaçao... R. Bonne, 1782, Isles Antilles ou du Vent avec les Isles Sous le vent

Copper engraved 18th century map showing the Antilles islands between Puerto Rico in the upper left and the coast of Venezuela, with Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire in separate inset map. Original outline coloring.

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