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Carte de L'Empire du Japon.

  • ARTIST: Jacques Bellin

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

  • MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving,

    DATE: 1752, c.1780.

  • EDITION SIZE: 8 1/2 x 12 3/8" (216 x 314 mm) plus margins.

  • DESCRIPTION: A nicely detailed map of Japan by Bellin that appeared in "Le Petit Atlas Maritime….". The five volume work covered all the known areas of the world and is considered to be one of the finest and well produced marine atlases during the period.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • CONDITION: Good condition. Black & white.

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  • CATEGORIES: Maps