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| Cartograph: |
Jacques Nicolas Bellin (*1703 - †1772) |
| Title: |
Karte von dem Abendlaendischen Ocean |
| Publisher/ Year: |
Leipzig, Arkstee & Merkus, 1746 |
| Sheet Size: |
37.5 x 49.5 cm (14.8 x 19.5 inches) |
| Plate Size: |
31.5 x 45.3 cm (12.4 x 17.8 inches) |
| Interesting and detailed sea chart of the Atlantic Ocean by Nicolas Bellin. Showing the the west coasts of Europe and Africa and the east coast of North and South America with the Caribbean Sea. With a large compass rose and one cartouche. From the German edition of Prévost's "L'Histoire Générale des Voyages" by J. J. Schwabe in Leipzig. |
| Usual folding creases. Excellent condition. |
| About the Cartograph/ Printer: Jacques Nicolas Bellin was born 1703 in Paris. He worked over fifty years for the "Dépot des Cartes et Plans de la Marine". He was appointed "Ingénieur hydrographe de la Marine" in 1741. Later he became "Hydrographe du Roi" and a member of the Royal Society in London. He died 1772 in Versailles. Main Publications: Maps for Prévost's L'Histoire Générale des Voyages, 1747-61. - Atlas Maritime. 1751. - Neptune Francois. 1753. - Hydrographie Francoise. 1756. - Petit Atlas Maritime. 1764. |
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