Rigobert Bonne. Globe Terrestre ....Paris 1774. 2ndfloor withFrench settlements and missions all
Baker’s notes & crumb story
Description
withFrench settlements and missions all carefully marked
rivers and ferries in the region
headed by the notable mariners Jean Ribault and Rene Goulaine de Laudonniere
100 bound copies were pulped in 1929 and173 copies remaindered to Heffer & Sons in 1933 @ 10 shillings per set
Wilkes himself oversaw the preparation of the thousands of pages of data and notes for publication
Rigobert Bonne. Globe Terrestre ....Paris 1774. 2ndfloor withFrench settlements and missions allBONNE, 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