Les Isles Philippines - Bonne 1780 bold engraving style

bold engraving style

This chart tells the story of the perilous "Pepper Coast

Historical Context: One of the most famous French scientific expeditions

Cultural Context: Provides a rare visual record of one of Canton's most important religious sites before the urban transformations of the late 19th century

Artist: After Auguste-Nicolas Vaillant

Les Isles Philippines - Bonne 1780 bold engraving styleLes 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