Les Isles Philippines - Bonne 1780 Northern Discoveries: Kamchatka is reduced

Northern Discoveries: Kamchatka is reduced to a more accurate size compared to earlier 18th-century maps

Topographical Detail: The map is notable for its dense and accurate rendering of the mountainous terrain of the Balkans

bold engraving style

Historical Context: One of the most famous French scientific expeditions

Les Isles Philippines - Bonne 1780 Northern Discoveries: Kamchatka is reducedLes Isles Philippines, le Sud de la Chine, et les Royaumes de Tunkin, Cochinchine, Camboge, Siam, et des Laos Drawn by: Rigobert Bonne (Royal Hydrographer to the King of France) Published in: Geneva Year: 1780 From: Atlas de toutes les parties connues du Globe Terrestre (Raynal's Histoire des deux Indes) Condition: Hand coloured copper engraving; includes inset map of Guam. A Comprehensive View of Enlightenment Southeast Asia This 1780 map by Rigobert