1780 Rigobert Bonne Large Antique Map of Tahiti Germany I little imagined to see

I little imagined to see this happy day

the design quickly evolved into a precedent-setting combination of an urban seat of princely power combined with a garden front that had the nature of a suburban villa with a semi-enclosed garden

John Webber RA 1751 – 1793 was an English artist who accompanied Captain Cook on his third Pacific expedition

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South America was engraved by Jacques Nicolas Bellin in 1753 - the date is engraved in the title cartouche - and was published by Jacques Nicolas Bellin for Antoine-François Prevosts 20 volume edition of L`Histoire Generale des Voyages published by Pierre de Hondt

1780 Rigobert Bonne Large Antique Map of Tahiti Germany I little imagined to seeTitle : Carte De L 'Isle O Taiti Par M. Bonne Date : 1780 Condition: (A) Very Good Condition Ref: 40570 Size: 15in x 11in (400mm x 275mm) Description: This fine original copper plate engraved antique map by Rigobert Bonne was published in the 1780 edition of Atlas des toutes les parties connues du globe terrestre by Guillaume Raynal. (Ref Tooley M&B) General Definitions: Paper thickness and quality: Heavy and stable Paper color : off white Age of map