Price: $165.00
SKU: 100733
ARTIST: Jacques Bellin
PUBLISHER: Published by Jacques N. Bellin, Paris.
MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving,
DATE: 1764
EDITION SIZE: Image size 6 7/8 x 10 3/8" (17.5 x 26.4 cm)
DESCRIPTION: A detailed plan of Quito, Ecuador. A letter and numbered key on the left identifies the city's principal churches, parishes, government and municipal buildings, while a cross pinpoints Panecillo Hill, site of the city's iconic Madonna of Quito..<br><br> This map appeared in Bellin's "Le Petit Atlas Maritime, ou Recueil de Cartes et de Plans des Quatre Parties du Monde". This atlas or pilot is a wonderful French-produced small-sized work that depicted a great many parts of the known world.
ADDITIONAL INFO: This piece is in a 15 x 22 inch archival mylar for handling.
CONDITION: Good condition save for some offset. Discoloration and folding in the top right and left corners.
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