China - Canton; N. Bellin - Carte des Isles qui sont a l'Embouchure de la riviere de Canton - 1754
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Antique copper engraving map by N. Bellin, titled Carte des Isles qui sont a l'Embouchure de la riviere de Canton, published by Didot in Paris, depicting Canton, China, with later hand colour and in excellent condition, from 1754, sheet size 25 x 37.5 cm (image 21 x 32 cm).
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Description from the seller
Dimensions: 21 x 32 cm. (on sheet: 25 x 37,5 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 x 32 cm. (on sheet: 25 x 37,5 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
China
Geographical specification
Canton
Map maker/publisher
N. Bellin
Map/book title
Carte des Isles qui sont a l'Embouchure de la riviere de Canton
Period
1754
Condition
Excellent
Technique
Copper engraving
Additional Information
Original Antique Copper Engraving
Map colour
Later hand colour
Height
25 cm
Width
37.5 cm
