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Carte de la Riviere de la Plata

  • ARTIST: Jacques Bellin

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

  • MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving,

    DATE: c.1757.

  • EDITION SIZE: Image 71/2 x 11 1/4" (18.9 x 28.4 cm).

  • DESCRIPTION: A nice example of Bellin’s chart of the River Plate. 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. <br><br>

  • ADDITIONAL INFO: Manuscript number in lower margin "No. 314"

  • CONDITION: Good condition. B/W.

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  • CATEGORIES: Maps