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Plan de la Ville de Boston.

  • ARTIST: Jacques Bellin

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

  • MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving,

    DATE: c.1757.

  • EDITION SIZE: Image 6 1/2 x 10 11/16" (16.4 x 27 cm).

  • DESCRIPTION: A fine early map focused on the city of Boston. Charleston can be seen in the upper left. <br>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