. English: A beautiful example of Rigobert Bonne's 1770 decorative map of Central Asia. Covers from the Black Sea south to China, north to Russia, and south to Persia and India. Includes the modern day nations of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan, with parts of adjacent Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan. Names numerous tribal areas, villages, cities, deserts, Silk Route way stations, and river systems. A large decorative title cartouche in the lower left quadrant features articles supposedly common to the region. Drawn by R. Bonne in 1770 for issue as pla
. English: A beautiful example of Rigobert Bonne's 1770 decorative map of Central Asia. Covers from the Black Sea south to China, north to Russia, and south to Persia and India. Includes the modern day nations of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan, with parts of adjacent Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan. Names numerous tribal areas, villages, cities, deserts, Silk Route way stations, and river systems. A large decorative title cartouche in the lower left quadrant features articles supposedly common to the region. Drawn by R. Bonne in 1770 for issue as plate no. B 27 in Jean Lattre's 1776 issue of the Atlas Moderne . Carte de la Tartarie Independante qui comprend le Pays de Calmuks, celui des Usbeks, et le Turkestan avec leurs 1770 (undated). 1771 Bonne Map of Central Asia - Geographicus - Tartarie-bonne-1770
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