Rare Antique map-CANADA-GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE-SEA CHART-Bellin-1754

Publication Date: 1754

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Hand coloured engraving on handlaid (verge type) paper. on paper. Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 91.5 x 60.5 cm. The image size is ca. 85 x 53.5 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 36 x 23.8 inch. The image size is ca. 33.5 x 21.1 inch.Antique map, titled: 'Carte reduite du Golphe de St. Laurent [.]' - (Detailed map of the Gulf of St. Lawrence .) Highly decorative sea chart / nautical map / maritime map of the Gulf of St. Lawrence including the Island of Newfoundland, the complete shores of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and includes Isle St. Jean (Prince Edward Island), Isle Royale (Cape Breton Island) and the Pays Des Esquimaux (Lower Labrador), as well as the lower St. Lawrence River Estuary, the Gaspe Peninsula and Anticosti Island. With a large decorative cartouche. Printed stipple rhumb lines are drawn over by hand (!) in a greenish colour, with additional lines added. Remains of manuscript annotations are present. A superb and extremely rare example of this chart with handdrawn lines, most certainly used at sea. Labrador (Eskimo country) written in manuscript at top right. First published in Paris in 1754 as part of 'Le Neptune Francois ou Recueil des Cartes Marines', published by Departement de la Marine. State: Most probably an early ed. of this map, still lacking the seal of the Depot de la Marine.Artists and Engravers: Made by an anonymous engraver after 'Jacques Nicolas Bellin'. Cartographer: Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) was a French hydrographer and geographer. He is considered the greatest 18 th. c. French hydrographer and for 50 years he was associated with the 'Depot des cartes et Plans' (Depot de la Marine) as the First hydrographer of the French Royal Navy. His maps were constantly updated with the latest information and their execution magnificent. Bellin's major works are the 'Neptune Francois .', the 'Petit Atlas Maritime .' and the 'Hydrographie Francoise .' As a member of a French intellectual group called the 'Philosophes' and he contributed 994 articles to the 'Encyclopedie' by Diderot/d'Alembert. He also contributed to the 'Histoire Generale des Voyages' by Prevost.Condition: Good, given age. Hand colouring of a later date. Original middle fold as issued. Paper separation at middle fold, reinforced and backed. A few small tears in paper edges, backed. Some light staining / soiling. Some creasing. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.Keywords: RARE ANTIQUE MAP-CANADA-GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE-SEA CHART-BELLIN(PCO) ZH-430.

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• Title: Rare Antique map-CANADA-GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE-SEA CHART-Bellin-1754
• Publication Date: 1754
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