Jaffna Sri Lanka or Jaffenapatam Ceylon Bellin 1758

Title : Jaffenapatam.

Description: Jaffenapatam Old map of Jaffna Sri Lanka shows the fortifications and hinterland.
Jaffna was an colonial port during the Portuguese occupation of the Jaffna peninsula in 1619, it changed hands to the Dutch colonials, who lost it to the British in 1796.
Interesting hand colored copperplate engraving derived from Antonine de Prevost d' Exile's Histoire generale des voyages.

Mapmaker Cartographer: 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.

Publisher: Antonine de Prevost d' Exile's Histoire generale des voyages.

Engraver: Jakob van der Schley aka Jakob van Schley (26 July 1715 Amsterdam - 12 February 1779 Amsterdam) was a Dutch draughtsman and engraver.
He studied under Bernard Picart (1673-1733)

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Sheet app.: 40 x 32 cm. 15.75 x 12.5 inches.
Image app.: 36 x 26.5 cm. 14.25 x 10.5 inches.
Condition overall: A pleasing example of an antique map with minimal age-related wear.

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