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Description: A fine example of Rigobert Bonne and Guilleme Raynal’s 1780 map of the Guadeloupe Islands, West Indies. Includes the islands of Marie-Galante, Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Les Saintes, and La Desirade. Shows towns, rivers, some topographical features, and important ports. Drawn by R. Bonne for G. Raynal’s Atlas de Toutes les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre, Dressé pour l'Histoire Philosophique et Politique des Établissemens et du Commerce des Européens dans les Deux Indes .
Title: Les Isles de la Guadeloupe, De Marie Galante, De La Desirade, et Celles Des Saintes: Colonie Francoise dans les Antilles.
Credit: This file was provided to Wikimedia Commons by Geographicus Rare Antique Maps, a specialist dealer in rare maps and other cartography of the 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, as part of a cooperation project.
Author: Rigobert Bonne
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