Original Map - "Carte de l'Isle de Sainte Lucie: Pour Servir a l'Histoire Generale des Voyages par M. B. Ing. de la Marine 1758"

Bellin, Jacques-Nicolas

Beschreibung

Original publisher's black and white engraved map of Saint Lucia. Text is in French. A beautiful map that shows various features on the island such as towns, forts, hills or mountains, rivers, and trees. No date, circa 1753. Map with margins measures 12 1/2" x 9"; actual map area measures 12" x 7 3/4." Map is very clean and intact. There is very light off-setting and a few vertical fold lines. Title printed in upper-left corner in a decorative cartouche. Scale of distance printed beneath title. One line of latitude and longitude also included. "Tom XV" printed in lower-left corner. "No. 15" printed in lower-right corner. This map was engraved by the French cartographer and hydrographer, Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772). Bellin was a prolific and highly distinguished mapmaker and was appointed chief cartographer of the French Navy at the age of eighteen. Bellin became well-known throughout Europe for his high-quality maps, and twenty years later in 1741, he was named Official Hydrographer of King Louis XV. This map of was originally published in the atlas, L'Histoire Generale des Voyages, by Abbe Prevost. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 020195

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Original Map - "Carte de l'Isle de Sainte ...

Einband: No Binding

Zustand: Collectible-Very Good