1780 Raynal and Bonne Map of Antilles Islands
by Paul Fearn
Title
1780 Raynal and Bonne Map of Antilles Islands
Artist
Paul Fearn
Medium
Photograph
Description
A fine example of Rigobert Bonne and Guillaume Raynal’s 1780 map of the Lesser Antilles, West Indies. Covers the entire chain from Porto Rico to Trinidad, along with parts of the Spanish Main. Includes Porto Rico, St. Croix, Barbados, St. Lucia, St. martin, Guadeloupe, St. Christopher, the Virgin Islands, Antigua, Dominica, St Vincent, Tobago, Granada, Martinique, Isla Margarita, and many other islands.. Highly detailed, showing towns, rivers, some topographical features, some undersea features, and political boundaries. 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 .
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September 9th, 2013
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