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Antique Map of Eastern Siberia Extending to Kamtchatka, Russia, 1764
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Antique map titled 'Suite De La Carte De La Siberie Et le Pays de Kamtchatka'. Detailed map the Eastern portion of Siberia, extending to Kamtchatka. Shows the Russian voyage of 1648 in the NE Passage region. Includes a decorative title cartouche. Originates from Prevost d'Exiles influential travel book, 'L'Histoire Generale des Voyages'.
Artists and Engravers: Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) was among the most important mapmakers of the eighteenth century. 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 Hydrographic Office) and was named Official Hydrographer of the French King.
Condition: Very good, please study image carefully.
Date: 1764
Overall size: 32.5 x 28 cm.
Image size: 26 x 24 cm.
- Creator:Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (Artist)
- Dimensions:Height: 11.03 in (28 cm)Width: 12.8 in (32.5 cm)Depth: 0 in (0.01 mm)
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- Date of Manufacture:1764
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- Seller Location:Langweer, NL
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Jacques-Nicolas Bellin
Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703 –1772) was a French hydrographer (official cartographer) and a geographer. While still a teenager he became the chief cartographer to the French Navy and later to the king of France. Bellin created a large number of maps for Antoine François Prévost's (L'Abbe Prevost) 'Histoire Generale des Voyages', which was a 25 volume publication focused on 17th and 18th century exploration.It was published in French, Dutch and German. He also contributed maps and articles to the 35-volume Encyclopédie edited by Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d'Alembert. He was part of the group called Philosophes, which included many of the great intellectuals of the Age of Enlightenment, including Voltaire, Rousseau and Montesquieu. Bellin died at Versailles in 1772.
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