1782 Bonne Map AFRICA Speculative Interior, Decorative!

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Afrique 33x 21.5 cm copperplate engraving, 39 x 26 cm sheet size, modern hand colour, Geneva, 1782 We are pleased to offer this scarce original map of the African continent compiled by the French cartographer Rigobert Bonne (1727-1795) for an atlas volume to accompany the profoundly influential Histoire philosophique et politique, des établissements et du commerce des européens dans les deux Indes by Guillaume-Thomas Francois, Abbé Raynal (1713-1796). Bonne succeeded Bellin as Chief Royal Hydrogapher at the Depôt de la Marine in 1773 and while his principal focus was on the production of marine charts, he also published general atlases throughout his career. Both detailed and decorative, the map will make an elegant presentation if matted and framed. A tentative outline of part of Lake Malawi is the only feature in the interior - Lakes Region was wholly unknown. The region described as "Monomotapa" actually referred to the paramount chieftain of the Makaranga, a powerful South African tribe dwelling between the Zambesi and Limpopo rivers and extending westward from the Indian Ocean probably as far as the twenty-fifth parallel of east longitude: Tentative river and lake network south of the Sahara: Condition - Please note carefully: Map is in excellent condition as can be ascertained from photos, strong impression with distinct platemark, centrefold as issued some trivial soiling margin only. Inquiries welcome and we encourage you to visit our other auctions on eBay. Note: Final auction price includes insured shipment within continental United States. All other customers to pay actual shipping costs via traceable means including full insurance. International bidders are wholly responsible for any applicable customs, duties or taxes upon receipt. Terms and Conditions - Please read carefully: Payment accepted via PayPal . This secure eBay-owned service allow buyers around the world to use existing credit cards to make purchases and will result in immediate shipment. Please note that we do not bill credit cards directly - If you are unable or unwilling to utilize this convenient means of electronic payment, please contact us prior to placing any bids to see if alternate payment arrangements can be made. Bank wire transfers are acceptable on auctions over $500.00 or in countries w PayPal is not available; on auctions over $2000.00 bank wire transfer is preferred. Personal cheques will not be accepted. Successful bidders are expected to ad to eBay policies in establishing contact within three days of auction closing time and completing transactions in a timely manner. We reserve the right to declare this auction void if t is a disruption to eBay operations during the two hour period prior to auction close. In such event, all bidders will be notified and the item will be relisted. Fraud Warning - Bidders are cautioned that the problem of fraudulent "second chance offer" emails sent to unsuccessful bidders on eBay auctions has reached epidemic proportions. Please be advised that we NEVER participate in the "second chance offer" program on eBay and that any such email is illegitimate and intended to defraud. Please forward any such emails received regarding any of our auctions with full headers to the Transaction Interception department of eBay's SafeHarbor office. In addition, both successful and unsuccessful bidders are cautioned to be exceptionally vigilant regarding "spoofed" emails, fraudulent PayPal invoices and other common scams. In response to frequent inquiries, please be advised that the terms engraving , lithograph , woodcut etc. as used in our auction descriptions denote a PRINT, i.e. an image printed on a sheet of paper, and that all such items are unconditionally guaranteed to be original and authentic - we never offer reproductions. Please see our glossary for definitions of terminology used in our auction descriptions. We conduct our business in accordance with the Code of Ethics of the Antiquarian B... read more

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