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Jacques Nicolas Bellin Carte de l'Isle Madagascar et du canal de Mozambique Uncommon map of
Uncommon map of Madagascar and Mozambique channel by J-N Bellin, the famous French Hydrographer. Published in Le Petit Atlas Maritime.
A beautiful small chart that shows Madagascar, with the coast of Mozambique (with Portuguese settlements), the Comoro Islands, Mauritius (I. de France) and Reunion (I. De Bourbon). Also shows the channel islands such as the Bazaruto archipelago (also named earlier as the Bocicas). There is a decorative floral cartouche and fleur-de-lys.
"Bellin was an important maker of charts for the French Depot de la Marine. He was born in Paris in 1703 and educated as an engineer. He produced many important charts and published them individually and in compilations. The Neptune Francais was published in 1753 and the Hydrographie Francaise in 1756. His largest and most comprehensive work is the Petit Atlas Maritime" David Rumsey
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Paris
1764
35cm x 22xm
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Uncommon map of Madagascar and Mozambique channel by J-N Bellin, the famous French Hydrographer. Published in Le Petit Atlas Maritime.
A beautiful small chart that shows Madagascar, with the coast of Mozambique (with Portuguese settlements), the Comoro Islands, Mauritius (I. de France) and Reunion (I. De Bourbon). Also shows the channel islands such as the Bazaruto archipelago (also named earlier as the Bocicas). There is a decorative floral cartouche and fleur-de-lys.
"Bellin was an important maker of charts for the French Depot de la Marine. He was born in Paris in 1703 and educated as an engineer. He produced many important charts and published them individually and in compilations. The Neptune Francais was published in 1753 and the Hydrographie Francaise in 1756. His largest and most comprehensive work is the Petit Atlas Maritime" David Rumsey
Reference: http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~233298~5509730:Carte-de-L-Isle-de-Madagascar-et-du
Paris
1764
35cm x 22xm
To bid please visit AntiquarianAuctions.com
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