Indonesia - Ambon Island; N. Bellin - Carte Particuliere de l'Isle d'Amboine - 1751-1760
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The map Carte Particuliere de l'Isle d'Amboine by N. Bellin, published by Didot in Paris, is an original antique copper engraving of Ambon Island (Indonesia), hand-coloured, with image size 21.5 × 30 cm and sheet size 25 × 35 cm, in excellent condition.
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Description from the seller
Dimensions: 21,5 x 30 cm. (on sheet: 25 x 35 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: 21,5 x 30 cm. (on sheet: 25 x 35 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
Number of objects
1
Country
Indonesia
Geographical specification
Ambon Island
Map maker/publisher
N. Bellin
Map/book title
Carte Particuliere de l'Isle d'Amboine
Period
1751-1760
Condition
Excellent
Technique
Copper engraving
Additional Information
Original Antique Copper Engraving
Map colour
Later hand colour
Height
25 cm
Width
35 cm
