1758 Bellin Map of St. Lucia ( St. Lucie ), in the West Indies
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Description: This beautiful little map depicts the Caribbean island of St. Lucia or St. Lucie. Shows the island in some detail showing the island's single road as well as various towns and anchorages. Topography drawn in profile. Some offshore features and undersea dangers such as the Banc de Sable are noted. Decorative baroque title cartouche in the upper left quadrant. This map was published in 1758 for Provost's L`Histoire Generale des Voyages.
Date: 1758 (dated)
Source: Provost, A., L`Histoire Generale des Voyages, 1758.
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 12.5 x 9 inches (31.75 x 22.86 centimeters)
Condition: Good. Minor warping of paper. Else clean.
Code: StLucie-bellin-1758 (Necessary for phone inquiries: 646-320-8650)
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