1780 Rigobert Bonne Antique Map South America Colombia, Venezuela, Amazon River Japan Title : Carte Particuliere des

Title : Carte Particuliere des Detroits De Rottie et de Simao

The purpose of the voyage was to observe and record the transit of Venus across the Sun for the benefit of a Royal Society inquiry into a means of determining longitude

Colonel George Barney was chosen to lead this experiment in colonisation and his expedition was eventful

with a gradual reduction in volume both due to evaporation in the hot desert climate and massive diversions for irrigation

1780 Rigobert Bonne Antique Map South America Colombia, Venezuela, Amazon River Japan Title : Carte Particuliere desTitle : Carte Du Nouv. Rme. De Grenade de la Noule. Andalousie et de la Guyane Par M. Bonne Ref #: 31681 Size: 16in x 11in (410mm x 270mm) Date : 1780 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Description: This fine original copper plate engraved antique map of Northern South America from Colombia to Venezuela, The Guyanas, Brazil & The Amazon River by Rigobert Bonne was published in the 1780 edition of Atlas des toutes les parties connues du globe terrestre by