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Plan de la Ville et Cite de St. Francois de Quito.

  • ARTIST: Jacques Bellin

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

  • MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving,

    DATE: c.1757.

  • EDITION SIZE: Image 7 1/2 x 11 3/4"" (19 x 30 cm).

  • DESCRIPTION: A nice example of Bellin’s plan of the of Quito, Ecuador. A numbered and lettered key identifies dozens of locations and prominant buildings. This plan 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

  • ADDITIONAL INFO: Manuscript number in lower margin "No. 300"

  • CONDITION: Good condition. B/W

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  • CATEGORIES: Maps