1780 Bellin Map of Eastern Russia, Tartary, and the Bering Strait
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Description: An attractive example of R. Bonne’s c. 1780 map of Eastern Russia, Tartary, and Siberia. Covers from Nerczinsk and Chinese Tartary north to the Arctic and eastward as far as Alaska. Focuses on Siberia showing various villages, fortifications, trading stations, and rivers. The explorations of Vitus Bering are evident. Drawn by Bonne for an unknown publication, but seems to be the third map in a series covering all of Russia.
Date: 1780 (undated)
Cartographer: Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703 - 1772) is one of the most important cartographers of the 18th century. With a career spanning some 50 years, Bellin is an important transitional cartographer. His long career as "hydrographer" and "Ingénieur Hydrographe" to the Dépôt des cartes et plans de la Marine resulted in the completion of hundreds of high quality nautical charts of practically everywhere in the world. Bellin's work focuses on accuracy and tends to be less decorative than the earlier 17th and 18th century work of predecessors such as Homann. In addition to numerous works published during his lifetime, many of his maps were published posthumously. He was succeeded in his position by student Rigobert Bonne. Click here for a list of rare maps from Jacques-Nicolas Bellin.
Size: Printed area measures 10 x 14 inches (25.4 x 35.56 centimeters)
Condition: Very good. Original centerfold. Platemark visible. Blank on verso. Minor foxing upper right quadrant.
Code: EmpireRussie3-bonne-1780 (Necessary for phone inquiries: 646-320-8650)
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