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Jacques Nicolas Bellin, St Lucia, West Indies, Hand Colored Map
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Carte De L’Isle De Sainte Lucie
Detailed copper engraved map of Saint Lucia by Jacques Nicolas Bellin.
This map was completed by Krevely 1775 for for the rare Dutch edition of "Histoire Generale Des Voyages”.
Copper engraving, 20.5 x 30 cm, original hand-colour, blank verso.
Bellin (1703 - 1772), a French mapmaker, was named the hydrographer (chief cartographer) to the French Navy, and later, the Official Hydrographer to the French King. During his term as Official Hydrographer, the Depot was the single most active center for the production of sea charts and maps, including a large folio format sea-chart of France, the Neptune Francois. He also produced a number of sea-atlases of the world, e.g., the Atlas Maritime and the Hydrographie Francaise. These gained fame, distinction, and respect all over Europe and were republished throughout the 18th and even in the succeeding century.
- Creator:Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (Artist)
- Dimensions:Height: 8.08 in (20.5 cm)Width: 11.82 in (30 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
- Style:Georgian (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:1770-1779
- Date of Manufacture:1775
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Norwich, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU7031229958032
Jacques-Nicolas Bellin
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.
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