One of the first detailed maps of the Eastern Australian coastline publicly available before the exploration of its interior. Bonne was Royal Cartographer to France, compiling some of the most detailed and accurate maps of the period.

There are five engraved maps on the one plate; two maps of the eastern coast of New South Wales (Cape Cornwall to Cape Cape Tribulation & Baye de l'Aventure to Cape Cornwall), Tasmania (Aventure Bay to Furneaux Isle), Botany Bay, and the Entrance to the Endeavour River.

All are well engraved, detailed and well presented, with depth soundings, a compass rose, marshes, capes, shoals, bays, reefs, islands, and inlets.