1780 Raynal and Bonne Map of Chile
by Paul Fearn
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1780 Raynal and Bonne Map of Chile
Artist
Paul Fearn
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Photograph
Description
A fine example of Rigobert Bonne and Guillaume Raynal’s 1780 map of Chile. Covers modern day Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, the Falkland Islands, Tierra del Fuego, and Cape Horn. Shows numerous fictional mountain ranges in Patagonia and central Argentina. Names a number of indigenous groups and mission stations throughout. Highly detailed, showing towns, rivers, some topographical 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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