China nebst Corea und den benachbarten Laendern der Tartarey

Antique map of Korea, China. Printed in Leipzig by Arkstee & Merkus in 1749.

Reference 10576

Description

Detailed map of China with Korea by Nicolas Bellin. From the German edition of Prévost's "L'Histoire Générale des Voyages" by J. J. Schwabe in Leipzig.

Details

Cartographer	Jacques Nicolas Bellin
Title	China nebst Corea und den benachbarten Laendern der Tartarey
Publisher, Year	Arkstee & Merkus, Leipzig, 1749
Plate Size	27.9 x 31.3 cm (11.0 x 12.3 inches)
Sheet Size	31.0 x 36.2 cm (12.2 x 14.3 inches)

Condition

Large tear up into the middle of the image backed, brown spots on left side.

Cartographer

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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Jacques Nicolas Bellin: China nebst Corea und den benachbarten Laendern der Tartarey.

Antique map of Korea, China. Printed in Leipzig by Arkstee & Merkus in 1749.

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