Original 1757 antique copper-plate engraved map by Jacques Nicolas Bellin: Carte de la Virginie, de la Baye Chesapeack, et Pays Voisions. Pour servir a l'Histoire Générale des Voyages.

• The map is printed on laid paper and has a decorative rococo title cartouche with distance scale.



• The image area measures 18.2 x 28.5 cm [7¼" x 11¼"], and the coverage area extends from Philadelphia to the Staunton River, east to the Atlantic Ocean.



• Topography is delineated pictorially, and the map labels numerous cities, towns, and natural features, including Cape May, Fredericksburg, Delaware Bay, Williamsburg, Richmond, Cape Henry, Annapolis, Petersburg, Winchester, the Potomac River (spelled Patowmack), Lancaster, Norfolk, Oxford, Cape Henlopen, Barnegat Inlet, and Fort Cumberland, an important military and economic center during the French and Indian War.



• Condition:  It is in very fine condition, a bold, crisp impression, bright and clean, with wide margins, two vertical folds, as issued, and no marks, rips, or tears. It is blank on the back, with no printing on the reverse side. Please see the scans and feel free to ask any questions.



• This is an original, authentic antique engraving, not a reproduction or modern reprint, and it is fully guaranteed to be genuine.
  
  
• Jacques Nicolas Bellin was one of the most important and proficient French cartographers of the mid-eighteenth century. He was appointed the first Ingénieur Hydrographe de la Marine, and was also the Official Hydrographer to the French King.



• Bellin's maps and charts were finely engraved and produced, and set a high standard of accuracy. They are proudly displayed in museums, libraries, and private collections around the world.



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