India - Pondicherry; N. Bellin - Plan de Pondicheri - 1754
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Plan de Pondicheri, a copper engraving by N. Bellin (1754) of Pondicherry, India, with later hand colour, measuring approximately 18.5 × 25 cm on sheet and 15.5 × 19 cm visible, in excellent condition and sourced from Antoine Francois Prevost in Histoire generale des Voyages.
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Description from the seller
Dimensions: 15,5 x 19 cm. (on sheet: 18,5 x 25 cm.).
Condition: very good
Verso: blank.
Author: Antoine Francois Prevost
Mapmaker: N. Bellin
Publisher: Didot. Paris.
Note: from "Histoire generale des Voyages ou nouvelle collection de toutes les relations de voyages"
Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) was among the most important mapmakers of the eighteenth century. In 1721, at only the age of 18, he was appointed Hydrographer to the French Navy. In August 1741, he became the first Ingénieur de la Marine of the Dépôt des cartes et plans de la Marine. Bellin set a very high standard of workmanship and accuracy, cementing France's leading role in European cartography and geography during this period. Many of his maps were copied by other mapmakers across the continent.
Dimensions: 15,5 x 19 cm. (on sheet: 18,5 x 25 cm.).
Condition: very good
Verso: blank.
Author: Antoine Francois Prevost
Mapmaker: N. Bellin
Publisher: Didot. Paris.
Note: from "Histoire generale des Voyages ou nouvelle collection de toutes les relations de voyages"
Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) was among the most important mapmakers of the eighteenth century. In 1721, at only the age of 18, he was appointed Hydrographer to the French Navy. In August 1741, he became the first Ingénieur de la Marine of the Dépôt des cartes et plans de la Marine. Bellin set a very high standard of workmanship and accuracy, cementing France's leading role in European cartography and geography during this period. Many of his maps were copied by other mapmakers across the continent.
Details
Era
1400-1900
Over 200 years old
Yes
Country
India
Geographical specification
Pondicherry
Map maker/publisher
N. Bellin
Map/book title
Plan de Pondicheri
Period
1754
Condition
Excellent
Technique
Copper engraving
Additional Information
Original Antique Copper Engraving
Map colour
Later hand colour
Height
18.5 cm
Width
25 cm
