1780 Bonne Map of Northern South America, Columbia, Venezuela, Brazil - Geographicus - SouthAmerNorth-bonne-1780
Summary
This remarkable map of the Northern South America (Columbia, Venezuela, Guyana, N. Brazil) by Rigobert Bonne was made in 1780. Bonne was the successor to Bellin as head Engineer of the French Hydrographe del la Marine Department. Much of the Amazon is shown and many South American Indian tribes are noted. Towns, churches, cities and mountains are depicted as miniature representations of themselves. This map is highly detailed and beautifully crafted.
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Date
1780
Source
Geographicus Rare Antique Maps
Copyright info
public domain