Suite du Perou Audience de Charcas

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ARTIST: Jacques Bellin
PUBLISHER: Published by Jean Francois de La Harpe, Paris.
MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving,
DATE: 1756
EDITION SIZE: Image 8 1/2 x 11 7/8" (21.7 x 30.2 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. Manuscript number in lower margin "No. 303"
ADDITIONAL INFO: This piece is in an 11 x 15 inch archival mylar for handling.
CONDITION: Good condition. B/W
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CATEGORIES: Maps

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