New Granada, New Andalusia & Guiana – Antique Map by Rigobert Bonne, c.1780
€ 125
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1780
Sheet size
26 × 41 cm (10.2 × 16.1 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-14105-32
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
Good antique condition. Light age toning and minor handling wear consistent with 18th-century copperplate engraving. Original centerfold as issued. Clean impression with strong legibility; margins ample for framing.
About this sheet
Northern South America in a copper engraving by Rigobert Bonne, circa 1780, titled "Carte du Nouv. Rme de Grenade, de la Nouv. Andalousie et de la Guyane, avec les Pays Limitrophes qui en sont au Sud," and credited "Par M. Bonne, Ingénieur Hydrographe de la Marine." The sheet is printed in black without color.
The map covers the Caribbean coast from the Gulf of Darién eastward past Cartagena and the Gulf of Venezuela, through the Orinoco delta, to the Guianas at the far right, with the island of Trinidad lettered near the upper right corner. Three provinces are named across the sheet: the New Kingdom of Granada at the left, New Andalusia in the center and Guiana at the right. The Magdalena, the Orinoco and the Amazon systems are traced across the interior, and the southern part of the sheet is lettered "Pays des Amazones." A fan of fine engraved lines in the Atlantic at the upper right, and two sets of scale bars at the top, complete the design.
Bonne was hydrographer to the French navy at the Dépôt de la Marine in Paris, succeeding Jacques-Nicolas Bellin. Maps like this were drawn from the records of earlier navigators and surveyors and show the Spanish provinces of the northern coast alongside the little-known interior.
