Hand coloured engraving on handlaid (verge type) paper. on paper. Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 91 x 60.5 cm. The image size is ca. 88.5 x 55.5 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 35.8 x 23.8 inch. The image size is ca. 34.8 x 21.9 inch.Antique map, titled: 'Carte reduite des costes d'Espagne et de Portugal depuis le Cap Pinas jusqu'au Detroit de Gibraltar [.]' - (Detailed map of the coasts of Spain and Portugal from Cape Pinas to the Strait of Gibraltar.) Highly decorative sea chart / nautical map / maritime map of the region centered on Portugal with parts of N-W Spain. With 8 coastal profiles below the 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. First published in Paris in 1751 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: Very good, given age. Hand colouring of a later date. Original middle fold as issued. Slight paper separation at top and lower margins, reinforced and backed. A few small tears in paper edges, backed. A few tiny scattered worm holes at top. 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-PORTUGAL-SPAIN-COASTAL-SEA CHART-BELLIN(PCO) ZH-430.

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Rare Antique map-PORTUGAL-SPAIN-COASTAL-SEA CHART-Bellin-1751

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Pictura Prints offers mostly antique prints, art, maps and books. Since 2004 the owner Peter Cornelissen started Theprintscollector and has been in business as a print and book seller. In 2018 he decided to further develop his personal collection through 'Pictura Prints'. Peter has a background in design and landscape architecture and holds a degree in paper restauration. He holds shop in Overasselt, a small town on the Maas river near Nijmegen, The Netherlands, which can be visited by appointment. He is a member of the Dutch Association of Antiquarians (NVVA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).

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