ARTIST: Jacques Bellin
MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving
DATE: 1751
EDITION SIZE: Image size 8 1/4 x 5 3/4" (20.7 x 14.4 cm)
DESCRIPTION: Bellins detailed map of Bangkok and its surroundings. This map appeared in Abbe Prevost L'Historie 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. <br><br>
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CONDITION: Good condition.
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