1750 Bellin Map of Macao Hong Kong China
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Description: This is a rare map of the city and port of Macao (Macau) dating to 1764 by Jacques N. Bellin. This map is one of the earliest depictions of Macao’s street structure. Shows fortifications, roads, several important buildings, the fort, and a Chinese village near the Portuguese city. This map was issued as map number 17 in volume 5 of Abbe Prevost's Historie universale des voyages. Varients were also issued for Bellin’s Petit Atlas Maritime and Nouvel Atlas de la Chine, de la Tartarie Chinoise.
Date: 1784 (undated)
References: Library of Congress, G7823.M2 1764 .B38 TIL.
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 7 x 9 inches (17.78 x 22.86 centimeters)
Condition: Very good condition. Blank on verso. Original platemark visible.
Code: Macao-bellin-1748 (Necessary for phone inquiries: 646-320-8650)
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