Carte de l'Isle d'Hayti Aujourd'hui l'Espagnole, ou l'Isle de St. Domingue avec les Isles Voisines ...

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• ARTIST: Jacques Bellin

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

• MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving,

  DATE: 1754.

• EDITION SIZE: 8 3/4 x 13 1/4" (22.1 x 33.6 cm) plus margins.

• DESCRIPTION: This priint, "Carte de l'Isle d'Hayti, Aujourd'hui l'Espagnole, ou l'Isle de St. Domingue avec les Isles Voisines" is a masterful 1754 map by Jacques Nicolas Bellin, a leading French cartographer of the eighteenth century. Featured in Prevost's "L'Histoire Generale des Voyages," this map showcases Bellin's precision in detailing the intricate geography of eastern Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, and Puerto Rico. <br><br> Appointed as the first Engineer Hydrographer of the Navy and the Official Hydrographer to the French King, Bellin's work not only reflects the navigational and colonial interests of France but also serves as a historical document, capturing the Caribbean's complex territorial divisions during a time of intense European exploration and competition.

• ADDITIONAL INFO: Manuscript number in lower margin "No. 276"

• CONDITION: Good condition. B/W

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• CATEGORIES: Maps , Canada, Mexico, Central & South America, and West Indies , West Indies and Caribbean