LOUISIANA USA 1757 BELLIN ORIGINAL COPPER ENGRAVED MAP

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Sold Date: 12/18/2008
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Category: Books, Paper & Magazines

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Carte de Louisiane et Pays Voisins. Fine and decorative Bellin's superb copper engraved map of Louisiana, United States. Map includes also New Mexico, Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Decorative title cartouche at upper left corner . The plan has been published in this following Travel Book: Antoine FranÃ§ois PrÃ©vost (Antoine FranÃ§ois PrÃ©vost d'Exiles) Histoire Generale Des Voyages ou Nouvelle Collection De Toutes Les Relations De Voyages Par Mer et Par Terre .... Paris, Chez Didot, 1746-89 Image size approx.: cm 30,1 x 21,8 Paper size approx.: cm 35,1 x 25,3
Strong impression on good paper. Paper with chains and wire mark. Wide margins. Loose of lower side at right lateral margin, due to the folding. Small foxing. Small browning. In general good conditions. Jacques Nicolas Bellin ( 1703 - 1772 )
Bellin spent over fifty years at the French Hydrographic Service w he was appointed the first 'Ingenieur hydrographe de La Marine'. During his term of office t he was commissioned to carry out major surveys, first of the coasts of France and later of all the known coasts of the world. These tremendous undertakings resulted in the production of a very large number of sea charts of the highest quality which appeared in many editions with varying numbers of charts to the end of the century. He was appointed 'Hydrographer to the King' and was a member of the Royal Society in London.

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