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"Carte Generale de l'Afrique", Bonne, Rigobert

Subject: Africa

Period: 1780 (dated)

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Color: Hand Color

Size:

12.7 x 8.6 inches
32.3 x 21.8 cm

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Most detail on this nice map of the African continent is limited to the coasts and northern regions, with the interior left mostly blank. The majority of Africa is simply labeled Ethiopie. There is no clear source for the Nile, and its course is completely wrong. Engraved by Andre and Perrier.

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Condition: B+

A dark impression with contemporary outline color on a bright sheet with minor offsetting and a bit of toning along the centerfold and sheet edges.

Estimate: $100 - $130

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Closed on 9/11/2024

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"Carte Generale de l'Afrique", Bonne, Rigobert

Subject: Africa

Period: 1780 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:

12.7 x 8.6 inches
32.3 x 21.8 cm

Most detail on this nice map of the African continent is limited to the coasts and northern regions, with the interior left mostly blank. The majority of Africa is simply labeled Ethiopie. There is no clear source for the Nile, and its course is completely wrong. Engraved by Andre and Perrier.

References:

Condition: B+

A dark impression with contemporary outline color on a bright sheet with minor offsetting and a bit of toning along the centerfold and sheet edges.

Estimate: $100 - $130

Unsold

Closed on 9/11/2024

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"Carte Generale de l'Afrique", Bonne, Rigobert

Subject: Africa

Period: 1780 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:

12.7 x 8.6 inches32.3 x 21.8 cm

Most detail on this nice map of the African continent is limited to the coasts and northern regions, with the interior left mostly blank. The majority of Africa is simply labeled Ethiopie. There is no clear source for the Nile, and its course is completely wrong. Engraved by Andre and Perrier.

References:

Condition: B+

A dark impression with contemporary outline color on a bright sheet with minor offsetting and a bit of toning along the centerfold and sheet edges.

Estimate: $100 - $130

Unsold

Closed on 9/11/2024

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12.7 x 8.6 inches
32.3 x 21.8 cm