Jacques-Nicolas Bellin Decorative Art
French, 1703-1772
Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703 –1772) was a French hydrographer (official cartographer) and a geographer. While still a teenager he became the chief cartographer to the French Navy and later to the king of France. Bellin created a large number of maps for Antoine François Prévost's (L'Abbe Prevost) 'Histoire Generale des Voyages', which was a 25 volume publication focused on 17th and 18th century exploration.It was published in French, Dutch and German. He also contributed maps and articles to the 35-volume Encyclopédie edited by Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d'Alembert. He was part of the group called Philosophes, which included many of the great intellectuals of the Age of Enlightenment, including Voltaire, Rousseau and Montesquieu. Bellin died at Versailles in 1772.to
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Creator: Jacques-Nicolas Bellin
Antique Map of Guadelupe in the Caribbean, 1759
By Jacques-Nicolas Bellin
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte De L'Isle De La Guadeloupe'. Detailed map of Guadalupe, Mari-Galante and the Isles de Saintes. Produced by Nichlas Bellin for Prevost d'Exiles influential t...
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Antique Print of Amsterdam and St. Paul Island by Bellin '1753'
By Jacques-Nicolas Bellin
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Isle d'Amsterdam, Isle St. Paul'. Two images on one sheet depicting Amsterdam and St. Paul island. The Dutch captain Anthonie van Diemen named it island Nieuw Amsterdam...
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Antique Map of Celebes 'Sulawesi', Island in Indonesia, c.1750
By Jacques-Nicolas Bellin
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte De L'Isle Celebes ou Macassar'. Detailed copper engraved map of Celebes (Sulawesi, Indonesia), showing Makassar, which was the most important trading city o...
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Antique Map of Three Cities of China's Hubei and Hunan Provinces by Bellin
By Jacques-Nicolas Bellin
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Plans de Quelques villes de la province de Hou-Quang.' Three bird's-eye view plans of walled cities in what are now China's Hubei (Hou-Quang) and Hunan Province...
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Antique Map of Si-Ngan-fu and Tchang Lan 'China' by Bellin '1748'
By Jacques-Nicolas Bellin
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map China titled ‘Villes de la Province de Chensi’. Interesting set of two local town plans of "Si-Ngan-Fu: Capitale, Hoofdstad." and "Tchang...
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