Suite du Perou Audience de Lima.

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ARTIST: Jacques Bellin
PUBLISHER: Published by Jean Francois de La Harpe, Paris.
MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving,
DATE: c.1757.
EDITION SIZE: Image 8 1/4 x 11 1/2" (20.9 x 29.3 cm).
DESCRIPTION: A nice example of Bellin’s map of Peru. 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: This piece is in a 11 x 15 inch archival mylar for handling.
CONDITION: Good condition. B/W
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CATEGORIES: Maps

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