1788 DATED RIGOBERT BONNE MAP ~ BOHEMIA & LUSACE~ HAND COLOURED

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1788 DATED RIGOBERT BONNE MAP ~ BOHEMIA & LUSACE~ HAND COLOURED:
$159.26

AN ORIGINAL RIGOBERT BONNE COPPER PLATE DATED MAPFROM THE 18th CENTURY ATLASGRENET -ATLAS PORTATIF(Atlas portatif pour servir a l\'intelligence des auteurs classiques. Par M. L\'abbé Grenet professeur au Collège de Lisieux. Dédié à L\'université de Paris.)THIS IS AN ORIGINAL ENGRAVING OVER200 YEARS OLDAND NOT A LATER REPRODUCTIONHAND COLOURED ON HAND MADE PAPERThe page measures approximately14 1/2 inches x10 1/2inches(370mm x 270mm) This scarcemap is a genuine 18th century originalFine quality HAND MADE~ LAID PAPERfree from any text on the reverse.This attractive and important map was produced by Rigobert Bonne, a significant cartographer during the period of late 18th century. Original hand coloured detail. Titled with date of printing. This map will look superb when framed. A scarce and collectable investmentCONDITIONEXCELLENT ~A CLEAN MAP WITH A CRISP IMPRESSIONPLEASE VIEWTO SEE ANYMINOR HANDLING/AGE MARKS AT EXTREMITIESPLEASE NOTE: ANY TEXT ON THISMAP WILL BE IN FRENCHPlease email with any questions regarding this item (Grenet)BEST OFFERS PLEASE FOR A QUICK SALE AT A FAIR PRICEIf you like the item, but do not like the price, then make a realistic offer to us using the MAKE OFFER BUTTON

In 1773 Bonne succeeded Jacques Nicolas Bellin as Royal Cartographer to the King of France (LouisXV & Louis XVI) 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. With regard to the rendering of terrain Bonne maps bear many stylistic similarities to those of his predecessor, Bellin. However, Bonne maps generally abandon such common 18th century decorative features such as elaborate decorative cartouches, and compass roses.HAND MADE LAID PAPERThe paper is original 18th century \"Laid paper\". Laid paper is a type of paper
having a ribbed texture imparted by the manufacturing process in the 18th
century. In pre-mechanical papermaking (from the 12th century into the 19th
century), the laid pattern was produced by the wire sieve in the
rectangular mold used to produce single sheets of paper. A worker would dip
the mold into a vat containing diluted linen pulp, then lift it out, tilt
it to spread the pulp evenly over the sieve, and, as the water drained out
between the wires, shake the mold to lock the fibers together. In the
process, the pattern of the wires in the sieve was imparted to the sheet of paper