Carte Du Spits-Berg, Island Spitsbergen Bellin 1758
Title: Carte Du Spits-Berg Suivant les Hollandois Pour Servir a l'Histoire Generale des Voyages par M. B. Ingr.de la Marine." Paris 1758
Origin: Histoire Generale Des voyages.
Mapmaker: Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703 – 21 March 1772)
A cartographic history of Spitsbergen, North Pole. The name Spitsbergen means "pointed mountains" and was given by the Dutch explorer Willem Barentsz, who discovered the island while searching for the Northern Sea Route in 1596.
Sheet app.: 33.5 x 24.5 cm. 13.25 x9.75 inches. Image app.: 30 x 21 cm. 12 x 8.25 inches. Condition: Very good, tear in border repaired, (left down corner)
