Price: $100.00
SKU: 95710
ARTIST: Jacques Bellin
PUBLISHER: Published by Jean Francois de La Harpe, Paris.
MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving,
DATE: 1753
EDITION SIZE: Image 7 5/8 x 10 3/4"" ( 19.4 x 27.4 cm ).
DESCRIPTION: A nice example of Bellin’s detailed chart of Le Maire's Strait. 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. 319"
ADDITIONAL INFO: This piece is in an 11 x 15 inch archival mylar for handling.
CONDITION: Good condition. B/W.
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