Name: Antique Map-NW AFRICA-SIERRA LEONE-MADEIRA-CANARY ISLANDS-CAPE VERDE-Bonne-1780
SKU: RB-1875
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Antique Map-NW AFRICA-SIERRA LEONE-MADEIRA-CANARY ISLANDS-CAPE VERDE-Bonne-1780

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‘”PARTIE OCCIDENTALE DE L’ANCIEN CONTINENT DEPUIS LISBONNE, JUSQU’A LA RIVIERE DE SIERRA LEONA: AVEC L’ISLE MADERE, LES ISLES CANARIES, ET CELLES DU C. VERD.(?)”. ‘

– This print shows a view on a map of the north-west coast of Africa from Lisboa till Sierra Leone. We see the islands of Madeira, Cape Verd islands and the Canary islands. It provides a detailed view of the coastlines and significant inland features, which were crucial for trade and exploration. The prime meridians used are Ferro and Paris, reflecting the European perspective and navigational standards of the time.

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SKU: RB-1875 Category: Africa Tag: Maps

Description

This print shows a view on a map of the north-west coast of Africa from Lisboa till Sierra Leone. We see the islands of Madeira, Cape Verd islands and the Canary islands. It provides a detailed view of the coastlines and significant inland features, which were crucial for trade and exploration. The prime meridians used are Ferro and Paris, reflecting the European perspective and navigational standards of the time.

Made by an anonymous engraver after Rigobert Bonne.

Medium: engraving on wove paper.

Sheet size: 25 x 37 cm (9.84 x 14.57 inch). Image size: 21 x 31.5 cm. (8.27 x 12.4 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Fold as published. Brown spots. . General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

MAP-NW COAST AFRICA-SIERRA LEONE-MADEIRA-CANARY ISLANDS-CAPE VERDE-SAHARA | RBOS-A10-38

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

This attractive print was published as part of the atlas accompanying “Histoire Philosophique et Politique Des Etablissements et Du Commerce Des Europeens Dans Les Deux Indes” by G.T. Raynal and R. Bonne in 1780. .

Biography artist: Rigobert Bonne, an engineer and hydrographer for the French Navy.