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| Keywords: 1780 Raynal and Bonne Map of the World - Geographicus - Planisphere-bonne-1780.jpg Artwork Creator Rigobert Bonne en A fine example of Rigobert Bonne and G Raynal ™s 1780 map of the world on a Mercator Projection Offers a fairly advanced perspective of the world showing the most recent discoveries and explorations Nonetheless there are a few interesting errors In the northwestern part of America a pre-Cook geography includes an archipelago roughly where Alaska stands today - no doubt a primitive attempt at rendering the Aleutians Australia labeled Nouvelle Holland is linked to Tasmania - a misunderstanding that would be correctly shortly after the publication of this map Bonne additionally notes ocean currents in the Tropics Drawn by R Bonne for G Raynal ™s Atlas de Toutes les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre Dressé pour l'Histoire Philosophique et Politique des Établissemens et du Commerce des Européens dans les Deux Indes 1780 undated Size in 13 9 object history credit line accession number Planisphere-bonne-1780 Raynal G Atlas de Toutes les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre Dressé pour l'Histoire Philosophique et Politique des Établissemens et du Commerce des Européens dans les Deux Indes 1780 Geographicus-source PD-old-100 Maps by Rigobert Bonne 1780s maps of the world 1780 maps Maps with Mercator projection Global maps centered Paris meridian Maps using Ferro prime meridian Maps in French | ||||
