BELLIN WORLD MAP ESSAY D'UNE CARTE REDUITE LES PARTIES CONNUES DU GLOBE TERRESTE

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Bellin's well known and attractive oversize folio sheet World map on Mercator's projection. Much of interest, including a very clear nautical passage cutting across North America, an inaccurate North West coastline which shows virtually no knowledge of Alaska,tasmania joined to Australia,a large and decorative title cartouche, wind compass at bottom centre, etc.Folds as issued.Later professional hand colour.A very good example of this map.SOLD ARCHIVED

code : M525

Cartographer : Jacques-Nicolas BELLIN

Date : 90/1748 / + Paris

Size : 50*61cms

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Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) was one of the most important and prolific French cartographers of the mid-eighteenth century, in the service of the French Hydrographical Office. He was appointed the first Ingenieur Hydrographe de la Marine, and also Official Hydrographer to the French King.

Bellin was responsible for an enormous output of charts and maps. In a large folio format, he issued a volume of sea-charts of France, the Neptune Francois, and several sea-atlases of the World, including the Atlas Maritime and the Hydrographie Francaise. These large charts were amongst the best of the period and continued being reissued throughout the second half of the eighteenth century.

In smaller format, he issued the Petit Atlas Maritime (1764),which contained 580 detailed charts, as well as maps to illustrate l'Abbe Prevost's Histoire Generale des Voyages (1746-1757). Bellin also produced a substantial number of important separately issued maps, particularly reflecting continuing discoveries and political events in the Americas.