Chile - Juan Fernandez Islands; N. Bellin - Coste du nord est de l'Isle de Juan Fernandez - 1754

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Coste du nord est de l'Isle de Juan Fernandez, copper engraving by N. Bellin, published by Didot, Paris, for the Juan Fernández Islands, Chile (1754).

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Description from the seller

Dimensions: 19,5 x 28 cm. (on sheet: 25 x 35,5 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: 19,5 x 28 cm. (on sheet: 25 x 35,5 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
Chile
Geographical specification
Juan Fernandez Islands
Map maker/ publisher
N. Bellin
Map/ Book title
Coste du nord est de l'Isle de Juan Fernandez
Period
1754
Condition
Excellent
Technique
Copper engraving
Additional Information
Original Antique Copper Engraving
Map colour
Later hand colour
Height
25 cm
Width
35.5 cm
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