The Old Print Shop

Carte de l'Accadie et Pais Voisins.

  • ARTIST: Jacques Bellin

  • PUBLISHER: Published by Jean Francois de La Harpe, Paris.

  • MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving,

    DATE: 1757.

  • EDITION SIZE: Image 8 3/8 x 13" (21.3 x 33 cm).

  • DESCRIPTION: A fine early map of the Nova Scotia, Canada, with a portion of Prince Edward Island at the top and New Brunswick on the left. This map appeared in Prevost's "L'Histoire Generale des Voyages".<br><br> 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 King. <br><br>

  • ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • CONDITION: Good condition. B/W

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  • CATEGORIES: Maps