BONNE

Detailed regional map of the region staring from the Black Sea extending to the Mediterranean Sea, including a large depiction of Cyprus and a number of place names on the island. Nice detail with an ornamental cartouche. Minor discoloration at centerfold, but still a nice example.

Rigorbet Bonne (1727 – 1794)

Bonne was an important French cartographer active in the later part of the C18th. In 1773 Bonne succeeded Jacques Nicolas Bellin as Royal Cartographer to France in the office of the Hydrographer at the Depôt 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 the 17th and early 18th century towards a more detail oriented and practical aesthetic.