Rigobert Bonne. Globe Terrestre ....Paris 1774.

Rigobert Bonne. Globe Terrestre ....Paris 1774.BONNE, Rigobert (1727 1795) Globe Terrestre dressee par M. Bonne avec privilege et Approbation de lAcademie R[oya]le des Sciences Terrestrial table globe, the globe made up of two sets of 12 engraved gores, hand colored in outline, decorated with both title and printers' cartouches. The greens slightly faded; the varnish replaced in modern times. Wooden meridian circle, green on one face, papered graticule on the other, card hour circle and metal

a time when the Plains and the Rockies were still virtually unknown

Moran provided this image of the country's infinite potential as symbolized by its dramatic

Country of Origin: Summer rainfall South Africa (Eastern Cape with an isolated area in

This map is not as accurate as Mercator’s and in its nomenclature is based upon early Spanish explorers

or Year of Miracles

one long but unobtrusive repaired tear across the top half

the New Merchants Exchange

Missouri Mouse

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Recent discoveries are marked with the tracks of voyages of discovery

the most notable being held by the British Museum and the Oak Spring Library

Korea and the islands of Japan in the southeast of the map