Sierra Leona mountain landscape views old print Bellin 1746

Titled: Vue des montagnes nommees Sierra Leona / Maison de Sierra Leona.

Description: Two views of Sierra Leonne on one sheet, higher image the mountain range with Mount Loma Mansa or Bintumani, the lower image local smoking residents siting before the hut of Captain Thomas. The print is copperplate engraved with hand coloring from Histoire générale des voyages 1746.

Cartographer/mapmaker: 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. 

Engraved by Jakob van der Schley aka Jakob van Schley a Dutch engraver. He studied under Bernard Picart.
Most of the plates in the Dutch edition of Prévost's "Histoire générale des voyages" are signed by van der Schley.

Publishers: Prévost, Abbé, 1697-1763 - Meusnier de Querlon, A.-G. 1702-1780 - Pierre de Hondt, The Hague between 1747 – 1780.

Sheet app.: 21 x 17 cm. 8.25 x 6.75 inches.
Image app.: 18 x 13.5 cm. 7 x 5.25 inches.
Condition: 18th century antique engraved historical print, in very good condition, old hand coloring, no flaws.

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