Description: Title of the map: "CARTE REDUITE DE L'OCEAN ORIENTAL ou MER DES INDES Seconde edition POUR SERVIR AUX VAISSEAUX DU ROY, Dressée au Dépost des Cartes et Plans de la Marine, Par Ordre de M. DE MACHAULT Garde des Sceaux de France Ministre et Secretaire d'Etat avant le Departement de la Marine, Par M. Bellin Ingenieur de la Marine et du Dépost des Plans Censeur Royal de l'Académie de Marine et de la Societe Royale de Londres M DCC LVII" Very large and unusual antique copper engraved sea chart of the Indian Ocean by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772). The map shows south and east part of Africa with Madagascar, the Arabian peninsula, India with Sri Lanka, Siam, Cambodia, the Malaysian pensinsula, the strait of Malacca, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Philippines, a part of China, Taiwan, and Australia named Terres Australes et Nouvelle Hollande, not finished. On Australia, some names of places as "Baye des Chiens marins vue par Dampier en 1691" and "Coste veue par Mr. Duquesne en 1687". With a very large decorative cartouche. Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) was the principal figure in French hydrography in the 18th century, although he had never personally conducted field surveys. In 1721 he entered the Depot des Cartes et Plans de la Marine, barely a year after the establishment of this institution. He will spend his whole life there, having found in the rich documentary collections (maps and logbooks) gathered in this place an ideal ground for his taste for compilation. He draws tirelessly from the mass of information made available to him, which also brings him some quarrels with sailors who consider themselves robbed of their work, for example D'Après de Mannevillette, who does not hesitate to lodge a complaint in this regard with the Academy of Sciences. All this did not really harm Bellin, who was officially appointed Royal Hydrographic Engineer and Geographer Engineer of the Navy and Deposit of Maps and Plans in Paris. Size with margins : 83,5 x 62,5 cm / 32,6 x 24,4 inches Condition : very good condition, handed colored, strong paper.Edition : Paris, 1757, 18th century. If you buy more than one item, you have to pay just one only shipping cost.We send maps by DHL. WE DON'T SELL LASER AND COPIES MAPS, ALL WE SELL IS ORIGINAL AND ANTIQUEDue to the age an type of paper, some imperfections are to be expected. Please examine the images provided carefully, and if you have any questions please ask and we will be happy to help you
Price: 1200 USD
Location: Paris
End Time: 2024-02-15T15:11:56.000Z
Shipping Cost: 30 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Date Range: 1700-1799
Printing Technique: Copper Plate
Format: Atlas Map
Year: 1757
Cartographer/Publisher: Jacques Nicholas Bellin
Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
Country/Region: Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Siam, Singapore, India, Ceylon
