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Carte Reduite du Detroit de Magellan. Dresses sur les Journaux des Navigateurs.

Carte Reduite du Detroit de Magellan. Dresses sur les Journaux des Navigateurs.

1753

$150.00
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A nice example of Bellin’s detailed chart of the Straights of Magellan. This map appeared in Prevost's "L'Histoire Generale des Voyages". The cartographer Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) was one of the most important and proficient French cartographers of the eighteenth century. He was appointed the first Ingenieur Hydrographe de la Marine, and also the Official Hydrographer to the French. Manuscript number in lower margin "No. 318"

Jacques Bellin

Artwork Information

  • ARTIST: Jacques Bellin
  • MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving
  • SIZE: Image size 7 1/2 x 13 1/2" (19 x 34.3 cm).
  • ADDITIONAL INFO:This piece is in a 11 x 16 inch archival mylar for handling.
  • CONDITION: Good condition. B/W.
  • PUBLISHER: Published by Jean Francois de La Harpe, Paris.

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