Antique Map of Persia, Georgia and Kazakhstan by Bonne (c.1780)

Description: Antique map titled 'Carte de la Perse, de la Georgie, et de la Tartarie Independante'. Map of Persia, Georgia and Kazakhstan. This map shows current days Georgia, Iran, Irak, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Oezbekistan, Tadzjikistan, Kirghizia and Tibet. This attactive map originates from: 'Atlas de toutes les parties du Globe Terrestre (..)', published by M. Bonne in Paris, c. 1780.

Artists and Engravers: Cartographer: Rigobert Bonne, (1727 - 1795), was one of the most important cartographers of the late 18th century. He succeeded Jacques Nicolas Bellin as Royal Cartographer to France in the office of the Hydrographer at the French Depôt de la Marine. Engraver unknown.