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| Keywords: 1780 Bonne Map of Northern India - Geographicus - IndiaNorth-bonne-1780.jpg A beautiful example of Rigobert Bonne's decorative map of northern India Covers the northern region of subcontinent from Dabul in the south to its border with Tibet in the north Also shows what is modern day Pakistan and Afghanistan in the West and China in the east To the east is Bangladesh Includes a detailed inset showing the area around the mouth of the Ganges with Calcutta in the center Names a number of important Indian cities and river systems Rhumb lines appear in nautical zones Arrows in the lower left and lower right show the direction of prevailing winds during the dry season and the monsoon season Drawn by R Bonne c 1780 ™s 1780 undated Size in 15 10 5 object history credit line accession number IndiaNorth-bonne-1780 Bonne R <i>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</i> 1780 Geographicus-source PD-old-100 | ||||
