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Biography by Adam Bieniek

Rigobert Bonne was a French mathematician, engineer, and cartographer who served as First Hydrographer of the Dépôt de Cartes et Planes de la Marine (Deposit of Maps and Plans of the Navy) from 1775 to 1789.

A leading cartographer in Europe, he engraved several highly detailed maps and atlases of all parts of the world. He is also known for helping pioneer what became known as the Bonne Projection.

Born on October 6, 1727, in Raucourt, Ardennes (today Raucourt-et-Flaba), Bonne was a self-taught mathematician.

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As a young man, he served as an engineer with the French Army during the War of Austrian Succession (1740-1748) and was present at the 1747 Siege of Berg-op-Zoom. Following the war, Bonne relocated to Paris, where he became a distinguished teacher for the Parisian elite.¹

While in Paris, Bonne made a successful career by working on several high-quality navigational charts.

In 1762, his Atlas Maritime des Cotes de Franc