Creator

Rigobert Bonne

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Identifier

20086273

Description

Uncolored map of Egypt published by Rigobert Bonne, the Royal Hydrographer to the King of France. As a hydroprapher, Bonne took careful consideration to detail physical features near the Nile River and coastal regions. Bonne depicts the slopes and contours of the Nile and surveys its underwater land terrain. This map shows the Nile River from the mouth to the Tropic of Cancer. Neighboring regions of Arabia and Palestine included. Engraver, Andres, noted in lower left corner. Surrounding border of map includes scale. Scale key and map title located in lower left. Hachures depicted off coast(s). Landforms and waterways visually emphasized within map. Publisher information located within bottom margin. Double-paged, single-sided, vertical map with original centrefold. Without binding. 36 cm. x 24 cm. [Gift of Dr. Jack Franke]

Archival Date

1787

Collection Name

Maps of Africa

Collection Number

Acc. 2019-316

Language

Latin

Original Format

Maps

File Format

JPG

Rights

Rights held by The University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections. Any use of content downloaded or printed from this page is limited to non-commercial personal or educational use, including fair use as directed by U.S. copyright laws. For more information or for reproduction requests, please contact UTA Special Collections by emailing spcoref@uta.edu.

Subjects

Maps; Africa; Rivers; Waterways

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