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Carte de la Guyane

  • ARTIST: Jacques Bellin

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

  • MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving,

    DATE: 1757.

  • EDITION SIZE: Image 9 4/4 x 12 1/2" (23.5 x 31.8 cm).

  • DESCRIPTION: Bellin’s detailed small map of Guyana. 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: Manuscript number in lower margin "No. 292"

  • CONDITION: Good condition. B/W

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  • CATEGORIES: Maps