Vue de la Ville D'Ossa du Cote de l'Orient Bellin 1759.
Old print of Ossa Russia was founded in 1591 or 1596 as the Sloboda of Novonikolskaïa (Новоникольская) and later became a fortress. In a document of 1623, the town is designated as the Sloboda of Ossinskaïa Nikolskaya (Осинская Никольская) in 1678 as the Sloboda of Ossinskaïa (Осинская) and as the village (selo) of Ossa in 1732.Ossa has city status since 1739.
Mapmaker: Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703 – 21 March 1772) (Royal Hydrographer, engineer of the French Navy and member of the Royal Society) engraved by J. van Schley for Antoine-François Prevost's " L`Histoire Generale des Voyages" Published by Pierre de Hondt, The Hague between 1747 -1780.
Sheet app.: Image app.: 7 x 12 cm. 3.75 x 4.75 inches. Condition: Very good.
