Antique Map of Mozambique Bay and a Map Fort de Mozambique, c.1759

Antique map titled 'Carte du canal de Mosambique, contenant l'Isle de Madagascar avec les Cotes d'Afrique.' Map of Mozambique Channel, containing the Island of Madagascar with the coasts of Africa from Cape of Good Hope to Melinde. The inset map shows the Cape region in South Africa with False Bay, Robben Island etc. Source unknown, to be determined. Artists and Engravers: Rigobert Bonne (1727-1795 ) was one of the most important cartographers of the late 18th century. In 1773 he succeeded Jacques Bellin as Royal Cartographer to France in the office of the Hydrographer at the Depôt de la Marine. Working in his official capacity Bonne compiled some of the most detailed and accurate maps of the period. Bonne's work represents an important step in the evolution of the cartographic ideology away from the decorative work of the 17th and early 18th century towards a more detail oriented and practical aesthetic. With regard to the rendering of terrain Bonne maps...

Decorative map of the area between the east coast of South Africa, the Seychelles, Mauritius and Madagascar. It was made by Jacob van der Schley for the Dutch edition of Histoire Gén...

Jacques Bellin's copper-plate map entitled "Partie de la Coste de Guinee Dupuis la Riviere de Sierra Leona Jusquau Cap das Palmas", depicting the coast of Guinea and Sierra Leone in ...

This large original hand-colored copperplate engraved map of Africa entitled "L'Afrique divisee suivant l'estendue de ses principales parties ou sont distingues les uns des autres, L...