PARTIE DE LA MER GLACIALE, anno 1758, Bellin J.N.

Bellin, J.N., 1703-1772

Published by Bellin, J.N., 1703-1772

About this Item

PARTIE DE LA MER GLACIALE, anno 1758, Bellin J.N. " .NORTH SEA, NOVAYA ZEMLYA, ARTIC OCEAN, RUSSIA. " THIS IS AN ORIGINAL & RARE GEOGRAPHICAL MAP OF THE 1758 EDITION, OF THE FAMOUS WORK/OPERA OF Jacques-Nicolas Bellin, ".ATLAS MARITIME.; BEAUTIFUL COPPER ENGRAVING, ON VERY RARE, ORIGINAL PAPER WITH VERY BIG TICKNESS, WITH MARGINS VERY, VERY LARGE, WITH INK VERY, VERY, VERY WELL MARKED, ORIGINAL COLORATIONS GENERAL REMARKS: Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703 1772) was one of the most important Cartographers of the late XVIII° Century. Jacques-Nicolas Bellin was a French hydrographer, geographer, and member of the French intellectual group called the philosophes. Bellin was born in Paris. He was hydrographer of France's hydrographic office, member of the Académie de Marine and of the Royal Society of London. Over a 50 year career, he produced a large number of maps of particular interest to the Ministère de la Marine. His maps of Canada and of French territories in North America (New France, Acadia, Louisiana) are particularly valuable. He died at Versailles. In 1721, at age 18, he was appointed hydrographer (chief cartographer) to the French Navy. In August 1741, he became the first Ingénieur de la Marine of the Depot des cartes et plans de la Marine (the French Hydrographical Office) and was named Official Hydrographer of the French King. During his reign the Depot came out with prodigious amount of charts and maps among which was a large folio format sea-charts 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. Bellin also came out with smaller format maps such as the 1764 Petit Atlas Maritime (5 vols.) containing 580 finely detailed charts. Bellin set a very high standard of workmanship and accuracy thus gaining for France a leading role in European cartography and geography. SIZES of THE MAP: TOTAL SIZES OF THE MAP: Cm: 36.5 X 26.5 cm. Seller Inventory # 9304

Bibliographic Details

Title: PARTIE DE LA MER GLACIALE, anno 1758, Bellin...

Publisher: Bellin, J.N., 1703-1772

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: very good