Senegal Guinea West Africa 1779 Santini Antique Original Copper Engraved Map For Sale

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Carte de la Guinée contenant les Isles du Cap Verd, le Sénégal, la Cote de Guinée proprement dite, les Royaumes de Loango, Congo, Angola, et Benguela avec les Pays voisins autant qu'ils sont connus. Par Mr. Bonne M.e de Mathem.A VeniceParP. Santini 1779Chez Mr. Remondini. Description: Striking and hightly detailed copper engraved map of western 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. As a whole it offers excellent detail throughout showing mountains, rivers, national boundaries, regional boundaries, forts, and cities. A decorative large ornamental title cartouche adoened with a cocrodile, a lyon and a landscapeappears in the left side. The map includes an inset map of the "Gold Coast" after d'Anville. The map has been published in the "Atlas Universel" printed in 1776-84 by Remondini. Date: 1779( dated ) Dimension: Paper size approx.: cm75,2 x 53,2 Condition: Very strong and dark impression onvery strong paper. Paper with chains and wiremarks.Original colors to the outlines. Wide margins. Smallfoxing and browning. Map folded as issued. Conditions are as you can see in the images. Mapmaker: Paolo Santini (1729 Venice - Belluno 1793) was a priest of the church of Santa Maria Formosa in Venice and professor of drawing at the public schools of the Jesuits. From the best papers from the time he realized his brother Francis, the famous Universal Atlas, divided into two volumes and contains 123 cards. Francesco Santini he published between 1776 and 1780. Subsequently, the branches etching of the cards were purchased in 1781 from the press Remondini Bassano reissued the atlas. Cartographer: Rigobert Bonne (1727-1795 ) was one of the most important cartographers of the late 18th century. In 1773 he succeeded Jacques Bellin as Royal Cartographer to France in the office of the Hydrographer at the Depôt de la Marine. Working in his official capacity Bonne compiled some of the most detailed and accurate maps of the period. Bonne's work represents an important step in the evolution of the cartographic ideology away from the decorative work of the 17th and early 18th century towards a more detail oriented and practical aesthetic. With regard to the rendering of terrain Bonne maps bear many stylistic similarities to those of his predecessor, Bellin. However, Bonne maps generally abandon such common 18th century decorative features such as hand coloring, elaborate decorative cartouches, and compass roses. While mostly focusing on coastal regions, the work of Bonne is highly regarded for its detail, historical importance, and overall aesthetic appeal. http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remondini View My response View My Other Items For Sale

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