Historic Map : Bonne Map of Northern South America, Columbia, Venezuela, Brazil, 1780, Vintage Wall Art Size:36in x 24in Greenpoint

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Political and topographical features are noted and color coded with elevation rendered by hachure

The only comparable example we have found is in the British Museum

This edition of Johnson's map is decorated with numerous engrav

Historic Map : Bonne Map of Northern South America, Columbia, Venezuela, Brazil, 1780, Vintage Wall Art Size:36in x 24in GreenpointThis remarkable map of the Northern South America (Columbia, Venezuela, Guyana, N. Brazil) by Rigobert Bonne was made in 1780. Bonne was the successor to Bellin as head Engineer of the French Hydrographe del la Marine Department. Much of the Amazon is shown and many South American Indian tribes are noted. Towns, churches, cities and mountains are depicted as miniature representations of themselves. This map is highly detailed and beautifully crafted.