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Carte Reduite du Detroit de Magellan. Dresses sur les Journaux des Navigateurs.

  • ARTIST: Jacques Bellin

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

  • MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving,

    DATE: 1753.

  • EDITION SIZE: Image size 7 1/2 x 13 1/2" (19 x 34.3 cm).

  • DESCRIPTION: A nice example of Bellin’s detailed chart of the Straights of Magellan. 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. Manuscript number in lower margin "No. 318"

  • ADDITIONAL INFO: This piece is in a 11 x 16 inch archival mylar for handling.

  • CONDITION: Good condition. B/W.

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  • CATEGORIES: Maps