Africa · 18th century

Antique Map of the West Coast of Africa, 1771

€ 178

Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)

Date: 1771
Mapmaker / artist: Rigobert Bonne
Sheet size: 54 × 38 cm (21.3 × 15.0 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BG-00802

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Condition

Age-related toning. Some stains. Please review the images for further condition details.

About this sheet

Antique map titled 'Carte de la Guinee contenant les Isles du Cap Verd, le Senegal, la Cote de Guinee proprement dite, les Royaumes de Loango, Congo, Angola, et Benguela avec les Pays voisins autant qu'ils sont connus'. Map of the West Coast of Africa. Covers from the Cape Verde Islands eastward to the coasts of Africa and the western mouth of the Niger River. Includes the modern day nations of Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire.

Artists and Engravers: Rigobert Bonne (1727 - 1794) was one of the most important French cartographers of the late 18th century.

Image size: 31 x 42 cm.