Jamaica - Jamaica; N. Bellin - Carte de l'Isle de la Jamaique - 1751-1760
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Carte de l'Isle de la Jamaique by N. Bellin, published by Didot in Paris, is an original antique copper engraving of Jamaica with hand-coloured afterwards, in excellent condition, measuring 25 x 37 cm on sheet (20.5 x 31.5 cm visible).
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Description from the seller
Dimensions: 20.5 x 31.5 cm. (on sheet: 25 x 37 cm.).
Condition: very good
Verso: blank.
Author: Antoine Francois Prevost
Mapmaker: N. Bellin
Publisher: Didot. Paris.
Note: from "General History of Voyages or New Collection of All Travel Accounts"
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 Engineer of the Navy 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: 20.5 x 31.5 cm. (on sheet: 25 x 37 cm.).
Condition: very good
Verso: blank.
Author: Antoine Francois Prevost
Mapmaker: N. Bellin
Publisher: Didot. Paris.
Note: from "General History of Voyages or New Collection of All Travel Accounts"
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 Engineer of the Navy 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
Number of objects
1
Country
Jamaica
Geographical specification
Jamaica
Map maker/publisher
N. Bellin
Map/book title
Carte de l'Isle de la Jamaique
Period
1751-1760
Condition
Excellent
Technique
Copper engraving
Additional Information
Original Antique Copper Engraving
Map colour
Later hand colour
Height
25 cm
Width
37 cm
