1750 Bellin Map of Cape Town, South Africa
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Description: Featured here is a rare c. 1750 map of Cape Town, South Africa, by the French cartographer Jacques-Nicholas Bellin. Map depicts the city and for of Cape Town in considerable detail with particular emphasis on the identifications of individual buildings and gardens. Text is printed in German and French.
Date: 1750
References: None found.
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 10.5 x 8.5 inches (26.67 x 21.59 centimeters)
Condition: Very good condition. Minor watermark in the upper left margin. Else clean. Contemporary hand color. Original platemark visible. Wide clean margins. Blank on verso.
Code: Gundriss-bellin-1750 (Necessary for phone inquiries: 646-320-8650)
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