BELLIN, Jacques-Nicolas.
L'Empire de La Chine Pour Servir a l'Histoire Generale des Voyages. [Eighteenth Century Jacques-Nicolas Bellin Map of China].
Rare Eighteenth Century Map of China by Renowned French Cartographer Jacques-Nicolas Bellin
Paris:, 1748.
$750.00
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Item Number: RRB-137234
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Eighteenth century engraved map of China by renowned French cartographer Jacques-Nicolas Bellin. One page with two decorative cartouches. In near fine condition. Double matted and framed. The entire piece measures 22 inches by 17.25 inches.
Over the course of a 50-year career, French hydrographer and geographer Jacques-Nicolas Bellin produced many maps of particular interest to the Ministère de la Marine. . He also produced a number of sea-atlases of the world, e.g., the Atlas Maritime and the Hydrographie Francaise. These gained fame, distinction and respect all over Europe and were republished throughout the 18th and even in the succeeding century. Bellin set a very high standard of workmanship and accuracy thus gaining for France a leading role in European cartography and geography. Many of his maps were copied by other mapmakers of Europe.
L'Empire de La Chine Pour Servir a l'Histoire Generale des Voyages. [Eighteenth Century Jacques-Nicolas Bellin Map of China].
$750.00
In Stock
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