Galle - Sri Lanka, Vue de Pointe de Galle Bellin 1754
Titled: Vue de Pointe de Galle.
Ceylon Historical prints.
18th Century print copperplate engraved with hand coloring of Galle. Galle had been a prominent seaport long before western rule in the country. Persians, Arabs, Greeks, Romans, Malays, Indians, and Chinese were doing business through Galle port.
Artist: Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703 – 21 March 1772) (Royal Hydrographer, engineer of the French Navy and member of the Royal Society)
Origin: Histoire Generale Des Voyages, by Abbe Prevost, Publisher: Paris: Didot.
18th Century maps & atlases & prints. ORIGINAL ANTIQUE MAP HAND COLORED. Map is Absolutely Guaranteed authentic original map. A Certificate of Authenticity will be on request forwarded for each individual map or print.
Size: Sheet app.: 14.25 x 10 inches. 36 x 25.5 cm. Image app.: 11.25 x 7.5 inches. 28.5 x 19.5 cm. Condition: Nice antique print in very good condition, centre fold as published.
