Carte des Costes de France et d’Espagne Bellin 1756

Title: Carte des Costes de France et d’Espagne.

Description: Old costline map of France and Spain, copper engraved with a decorative title cartouche.

Map maker: Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703 – 21 March 1772)

Bellin was born in Paris. He was hydrographer of France's hydrographic office, member of the Académie de Marine and of the Royal Society of London. Over a 50 year career, he produced a large number of maps of particular interest to the Ministère de la Marine.
Published in Antonine de Prevost d' Exile's Histoire generale des voyages.

Engraved by Jakob van der Schley aka Jakob van Schley a Dutch draughtsman and engraver. He studied under Bernard Picart.

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Size:
Sheet app.: 32 x 24.5 cm. 12.5 x 10 inches.
Image app.: 27.5 x 22.5 cm. 10.75 x 8.75 inches.
Condition: Fine hand colored engravings in very good condition.

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