16 Rigobert Bonne (1727–1795) – Map of Berri, Nivernois, Marche, Bourbonnois, Limosin and Auvergne – Large Copperplate Engraving (Venice, 1777)

This large copperplate map titled Carte des Gouvernements du Berri, du Nivernois, de la Marche, du Bourbonnois, du Limosin et de l’Auvergne was originally designed by Rigobert Bonne, Royal Hydrographer to the French King, and engraved in Paris in 1771. The present edition was printed in Venice in 1777 by P. Santini, as part of an Italian reissue of Bonne’s atlas. The map provides detailed administrative divisions and topographic features of central France, including rivers, towns, road networks, and surrounding provinces such as Touraine, Orléanais, Quercy, and Rouergue. The ornate title cartouche blends classical and floral elements, in keeping with late 18th-century decorative conventions.