Carte des isles Maldives

Bellin Jacques Nicolas ( 1703 - 1772 ) Paris

Published by Artist: Bellin Jacques Nicolas ( - 1772 ) Parisissued in: unknown; - Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703 Paris -1772 Versailles) was a French cartographer engineer-geographer marine hydrographer As a contributor to the Encyclopédie he wrote more than a thousand articles on maritime topics As a cartographer Bellin distinguished himself primarily in the field of sea cartography From 1721 he worked for the Dépot des Cartes et Plans de la Marine from 1741 until his death as an engineer-hydrograph of the Navy In 1753 his atlas Neptune français which covered all the coasts of France was published and in 1756 the hydrography françoise covering all seas of the earth In 1764 the five-volume Petit Atlas maritime was published which Bellin prepared on the or, 1703

Technic: Copper print, colorit: original colored, condition: Very good, size (in cm): 21,5 x 15 cm; - Map shows the island of the Maledives. Seller Inventory # ASI0406_500

Bibliographic Details

Title: Carte des isles Maldives
Publisher: Artist: Bellin Jacques Nicolas ( - 1772 ) Parisissued in: unknown; - Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703 Paris -1772 Versailles) was a French cartographer engineer-geographer marine hydrographer As a contributor to the Encyclopédie he wrote more than a thousand articles on maritime topics As a cartographer Bellin distinguished himself primarily in the field of sea cartography From 1721 he worked for the Dépot des Cartes et Plans de la Marine from 1741 until his death as an engineer-hydrograph of the Navy In 1753 his atlas Neptune français which covered all the coasts of France was published and in 1756 the hydrography françoise covering all seas of the earth In 1764 the five-volume Petit Atlas maritime was published which Bellin prepared on the or
Publication Date: 1703