ATLAS - Rigobert BONNE (1727-1794) by Jean LATTRE, circa 178 - Lot 64

ATLAS - Rigobert BONNE (1727-1794) by Jean LATTRE, circa 1783-1787. "Atlas moderne ou collection de cartes sur toutes les parties du globe terrestre" drawn up by M. Bonne. A Paris, Chez Lattré, graveur, rue Saint Jacques. Followed by a 20-page document: "Idées de la sphère, ou principes sur la géographie astronomique". 1 vol. in contemporary paperback. Missing the frontispiece, it contains a table and 28 double plates including the armillary sphere and the "Map of the regions and places mentioned in the New Testament", all engraved on copperplate printed in black, some enhanced in color, including European maps, also 3 Asian maps, 3 African maps, 4 of the Americas including Canada, one of the 12 tribes of Israel and one of the Holy Land. (Table and plate of sphere positions detached, stains).