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  1. Title: Coasts, Mediterranean Sea Region, 1763 (Raster Image)

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    Summary: This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Carte de la mer Mediterranee : appuyee sur les observations astronomiques, combinees avec les itineraires anciens et modernes, par M. Bonne, Mtre. de Mathemat., Membre de la Societe literaire militaire, Ingenieur-Geographe. It was published by Chez Lattre in 1763. Scale [ca. 1:6,000,000]. Covers Mediterranean Sea region, part of the Black Sea, and coasts of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. Map in French.The image inside the map neatline is georeferenced to the surface of the earth and fit to the World Miller Cylindrical projected coordinate system. All map collar and inset information is also available as part of the raster image, including any inset maps, profiles, statistical tables, directories, text, illustrations, index maps, legends, or other information associated with the principal map. This map shows features such as drainage, cities and other human settlements, shoreline features, and more.This layer is part of a selection of digitally scanned and georeferenced historic maps from the Harvard Map Collection. These maps typically portray both natural and manmade features. The selection represents a range of originators, ground condition dates, scales, and map purposes.

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  2. Title: Les royaumes de Suéde, de Danemark et de Norwege

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially.; Prime meridian: Isle de Fer and Paris.; From: Bonne's Atlas encyclopédique : contenant la géographie ancienne, et quelques cartes sur la géographie du moyen age ..., volume 2, page 79. 34 x 24 centimeters Scale approximately 1:6,500,000 General Map Collection

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  3. Title: Carte de l'Isle O-Taïti

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures and soundings. Includes insets: Baye Matavai, dans O-Taïti -- Plan des havres, situés au côté nord d'Eimeo -- Carte des Marquises de Mendoce. In upper left corner: Cook 1er. voyage. In upper right corner: 125. Probably issued in: Atlas encyclopédique / R. Bonne and N. Desmaret. A Paris : Hôtel de Thou, 1787-1788.

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  4. Title: Carte de la rivière de Cook, dans la partie n.o. de l'Amérique

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially and by soundings. Also shows route of Cook's 3rd voyage. Drawn by: Bonne fils. Engraved by: André. Includes inset: Plan du havre de Samganoodha, dans l'isle de Oonalaska. Above neat line at left: Cook, 3e. voyage. Above neat line at right: 126. Probably issued in: Atlas encyclopédique / R. Bonne and N. Desmarest. A Paris : Hôtel de Thou, 1787-1788.

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  5. Title: Carte des Isles des Amis

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    Summary: Map of the Isles des Amis [i.e. Friendly Islands] in the Tongan Island group. The map includes insets of a chart of Tongatapu Bay and other islands within this group. Decorative features include a compass star and a fleur de lis indicating North. Relief is shown by hachures and soundings. At upper left corner of sheet: Cook 3e. voyage. At upper right corner of sheet: 129. Insets: Plan du havre de Tongataboo -- Mangeea I. -- Toobouai I. -- Wateeoo I. Probably issued in: Atlas encyclopédique / R. Bonne and N. Desmarest. A Paris : Hôtel de Thou, 1787-1788.

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  6. Title: Carte des Isles de la Societé

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    Summary: Copper engraved map of the western Society Islands known today as Maupiti, Bora Bora, Tahaa, Raiatea, and Huahine. Four inset maps to upper right and lower left corners, three of bays on the islands and a fourth of the principal bay on Christmas Island. Decorative features include a large compass rose. Relief is shown by barymetric soundings and reefs. In upper left margin: Cook 1er. voyage. In upper right margin: 127. Probably issued in: Atlas encyclopédique / R. Bonne and N. Desmaret. A Paris : Hôtel de Thou, 1787-1788.

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  7. Title: L'ancien et le nouveau Méxique, avec la Floride et la basse Louisiane: partie occidentale; par M. Bonne.

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: Paris, de Fer. Top margin: "Longitude du Méridien de l'Ille de Fer." Bottom margin: "Longitude du Méridien de Paris." In margin at upper right: 117. In margin at lower right: "Andre sculp." Rigobert Bonne's Atlas Supplement was publishedin Paris in 1787. 1 map: colored; 35 x 24 cm

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  8. Title: Nlle. Galles Mérid.le [i.e. Nouvelle Galles Méridionale], ou, Côte orientale de la Nouvelle Hollande

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    Summary: Plate 137 from Atlas Encyclopédique, contenant la géographie ancienne, et quelques cartes sur la géographie du Moyen Age, la géographie moderne, et les cartes relatives à la géographie physique / par M. Bonne et par M. Desmarest. [vol. 2 1788]. Vegetation and relief on some maps shown pictorially and by soundings. "Cook 1er Voyage." Main map shows track of Captain Cook's first voyage along the east coast of Australia in the Endeavour (Pt. Hicks 20 April 1770 - Cape York Aug. 1770). Van-Diemen inset shows tracks of HMS Adventure under the command of Tobias Furneaux when separated from James Cook during his second voyage in February - May 1773.

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  9. Title: Détroit de Magellan : avec les plans des principaux ports, bayes, &c. de ce détroit

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially and by soundings. Includes 16 insets. In upper margin: Voyages des Capits. Byron, Wallis et Carteret, 124. Plate 124 probaby from: Atlas encyclopédique, contenant la géographie ancienne, et quelques cartes sur la géographie du moyen age, la géographie moderne, et les cartes relatives à la géographie physique / par M. Bonne et par M. Desmarest. [Paris : Hôtel de Thou, 1787-1788].

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  10. Title: L'ancien et le nouveau Méxique avec la Floride et la basse Louisiane : partie occidentale

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: Paris. "117." Historic Maps copy is western sheet of a 2 sheet map and does not include Florida or Louisiana. Probably issued in: Atlas encyclopédique / R. Bonne and N. Desmarest. A Paris : Hôtel de Thou, 1787-1788.

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  11. Title: Carte des Isles Sandwich

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    Summary: Relief shown by hachures. Also shows route of Cook's 3rd voyage. In upper left corner: Cook 3e. voyage. In upper right corner: 128. Prime meridian: Paris. Includes inset: Plan de la Baye de Karakakooa. Probaby issued in: Atlas encyclopédique, contenant la géographie ancienne, et quelques cartes sur la géographie du moyen âge, la géographie moderne, et les cartes relatives à la géographie physique / par M. Bonne et par M. Desmarest. [Paris : Hôtel de Thou, 1787-1788].

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  12. Title: Extrémité méridionale de l'Amérique

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially and by soundings. Includes insets: Canal de Noël (scale [ca. 1:350,000]) -- Partie e. de la Terre de Feu, le Détroit de Le Maire et partie o. de la Terre des Etats, par J. Cook 1769 (scale [ca. 1:6,000,000]) -- Plan de la Baye du Bon Succès (scale [ca. 1:148,000]) -- Partie de la Terre des États (scale [ca. 1:300,000]) -- Suite de la côte au nord du Cap des Vierges (scale [ca. 1:6,000,000]). In upper left corner: Cook 2e. voyage. In upper right corner: 123. Also shows route of Cook's 2nd voyage. Plate 123 probaby from: Atlas encyclopédique, contenant la géographie ancienne, et quelques cartes sur la géographie du moyen age, la géographie moderne, et les cartes relatives à la géographie physique / par M. Bonne et par M. Desmarest. [Paris : Hôtel de Thou, 1787-1788].

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  13. Title: Pannonia, Dacia, Illyricum et Moesia

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    Summary: Four bar scales showing stadia Olimpica, milliaria Romana, rastae Germanicae, and stadia Alexandri.; Plate 13 from Bonne, Rigobert. Receuil de cartes sur la geographie ancienne [1783].; In lower left: "a Paris chez Lattré rue Ste. Jacques."; In upper right: "No. 13."; Boundaries indicated by hand coloring. 30 x 43 centimeters Scale approximately 1:3,000,000 General Map Collection

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  14. Title: Tabula Aegypti Antiquae

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially.; In top right margin: "No. 2."; In lower right margin: "ä Paris chés Lattré rue St. Jacques."; "Longitude du Méridien de Paris."; "Longitude du Méridien de l'Isle de Fer." 43 x 29 centimeters Scale approximately 1:2,100,000 General Map Collection

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  15. Title: Etats Unis de l'Amerique

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. In upper left-hand margin: XXXV. Probably issued in: Atlas moderne ... Paris : Lattré et Delalaine, [1787?] A note in the Atlas moderne speaks of it as prepared by Rigobert Bonne.

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  16. Title: Partie occidentale du Canada contenant les cinqs grands lac [sic], avec les pays criconvoisins [sic]

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    Summary: Two misspellings in title differ from copy described by Kershaw, so this is presumably an earlier, uncorrected state.; Above neat line at left: Liv. XV, XVI et XVII.; Above neat line at right: No. 45.; Below neat line at center: "Long. du Meri. de Paris." 20.9 x 31.7 centimeters Scale 1:7,500,000 General Map Collection

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  17. Title: Le nord de l'Europe : contenant Le Danemark, La Norwege, La Suede et La Laponie avec la majeure partie de la Russie Européene

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    Summary: Relief indicated pictorially.; Paris or Ferro meridian. 20 x 31 centimeters Scale [1:8,870,040] General Map Collection

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  18. Title: L'Ancien monde et le nouveau: en deux hemispheres; par M. Bonne, ingenieur hydrogr.phe de la Marine.

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    Summary: In upper left: Livre I. et les suivants. In upper right: No. 1. From his Atlas de toutes les parties connues du globe terrestre. cf. Library of Congress. Map Division. A list of geographical atlases, 652, no. 1. 1 map: hand col.; 2 hemispheres each 20 cm. in diam., on sheet 22 x 41 cm.

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  19. Title: Carte de la partie nord, des Etats Unis, de l'Amérique septentrionale

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. From the author's Atlas de toutes les parties connues du globe terrestre. 1780. Prime meridian: Paris and Isle de Fer.

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  20. Title: Le Nouveau Mexique, avec la partie septentrionale d l'ancien, ou de la Nouvelle Espagne

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    Summary: Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridians: Ferro and Paris. "Liv. VI et X" in upper left margin, "No. 28" in upper right margin, and "29" in lower right margin. From: Atlas de toutes les parties connues du globe terrestre ... A Genève : Chez Jean-Leonard Pellet, 1780.

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