. English: A fine example of Rigobert Bonne and Guilleme Raynal’s 1780 map of northern India. Covers the northern part of India from Kandahar (Candahar) and Kashmir (Cachemire) south as far as Decan. Includes the areas claimed by the Mogol Empire, as well as adjacent parts of Tibet and Nepal. Names countless cities and river ways, as well as wind directions and some undersea shoals and other dangers. An inset in the upper right quadrant details the Mouth of the Ganges River. Drawn by R. Bonne for G. Raynal’s Atlas de Toutes les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre, Dressé pour l'Histoire Philos
. English: A fine example of Rigobert Bonne and Guilleme Raynal’s 1780 map of northern India. Covers the northern part of India from Kandahar (Candahar) and Kashmir (Cachemire) south as far as Decan. Includes the areas claimed by the Mogol Empire, as well as adjacent parts of Tibet and Nepal. Names countless cities and river ways, as well as wind directions and some undersea shoals and other dangers. An inset in the upper right quadrant details the Mouth of the Ganges River. 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 . Carte De La Partie Superieure De L'Inde En De Cadu Gange. 1780 (undated). 1780 Raynal and Bonne Map of Northern India - Geographicus - IndeSuperieure-bonne-1780
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