Item #6519 Carta dell Oceano Meridionale. Map]. Antoine Francois Prevost, Jacques-Nicolas Bellin, cartographer.

Carta dell Oceano Meridionale. Map]

Paris: 1756. Very Good. Item #6519

From Histoire generale des voyages. Prevost, Antoine Francois. Paris (1746). Cartographer: Jacques-Nicolas Bellin. Copper engraved map. Sheet dimensions [380 x 490mm]. Map dimensions [350 x 470mm]. Three horizontal and three vertical folds, barely noticeable. Great condition. Nautical map of the South Pacific Ocean, with an elegant cartouche in the top left corner. Shows the coast of South America to the West, and the African coast to the East. Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) was a French hydrographer, geographer, and cartographer. Over the course of his career, he was the official hydrographer for France's hydrographic office and he also worked for the Royal Society of London. Bellin's high standard of accuracy pushed France to the forefront of European cartography and geography, and influenced many mapmakers of the time.

Price (CAD): $275.00