Plan de la Baye et ville de Portobelo en 1736. Bellin 1758

Title: Plan de la Baye et ville de Portobelo.

Description: Old map of the bay of Portobelo Panama, with depts and letterbox with the most important building at the time of the Spanish Empire during the 17th and 18th centuries on the Caribbean coastline.

Original 18th century copper engraving with hand coloring.

Cartographer: Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703 – 1772).
In 1721, at age 18, he was appointed hydrographer (chief cartographer) to the French Navy.
In August 1741, he became the first Ingénieur de la Marine of the Depot des cartes et plans de la Marine (the French Hydrographical Office) and was named Official Hydrographer of the French King.
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.

Engraver: Jakob van der Schley aka Jakob van Schley (1715 Amsterdam – 1779 Amsterdam) was a Dutch draughtsman and engraver. He studied under Bernard Picart (1673-1733).

Origin: Jean François de La Harpe's Abrégé de l'histoire générale des voyages.

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Size:
Sheet app.: 15.25 x 9.75 inches. 39 x 25 cm.
Image app.: 12.75 x 7.5 inches. 32.5 x 19 cm.
Condition: Fine hand colored map in overall good condition, no double ink stamps, no flaws.

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