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Essay d’une Carte Reduite contenant Les Parties Connuees du Globe Terrestre (Circa 1785)

Nicolas Bellin

Copper engraving
27.75" x 20"
Circa 1785
M3388

 

Copper engraved map of the World by French hydrographer Nicolas Bellin. First published in 1748, this is a later circa 1785 issue with detail from James Cook’s voyages to New Zealand and the south seas. Full recent hand colour.