Description
Russia, Nova Zembla; Nicolas Bellin - Carte du detroit de Waeigats ou de Nassau (...) - 1758
Hand-colored copper engraving from the passage south of the island of Nova Zembla
Condition: good. Adequate margins. Folded as issued. Page contains some foxing. Verso: blank.
Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703 – 21 March 1772) was a leading French hydrographer and geographer. With a career of over 50 years he produced a large number of cards for, among other things, the French Ministry of Marine. Paris, 1758.
Lot details
- Object
- Map
- Country (current geographical location)
- Russia
- Geographical specification
- Nova Zembla
- Map maker/ publisher
- Nicolas Bellin
- Map/ Book title
- Carte du detroit de Waeigats ou de Nassau (...)
- Period
- 1758
- Condition
- Good
- Technique
- Copper engraving
- Additional Information
- Hand-colored copper engraving from the passage south of the island of Nova Zembla
- Size of the largest image
- 20×30 cm