New Map of the Carolin's / Carolinschen Eylanden Bellin 1757

Title:
Neue Karte von den Carolinschen Eylanden

Description:
This antique map of the Caroline Islands highlights the region's historical significance. The first recorded European sighting of Caroline Island was on February 21, 1606, by Portuguese explorer Pedro Fernández de Quirós, who named it "San Bernardo." The atoll was later rediscovered on December 16, 1795, by Captain William Robert Broughton of HMS Providence, who named it Caroline after the daughter of Sir P. Stephens of the Admiralty.

In May 1883, French and American expeditions visited Caroline Island to observe an unusually long total solar eclipse.

Cartographer:
Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703 – 1772), Royal Hydrographer, engineer of the French Navy, and member of the Royal Society.

For:
Antoine-François Prévost's L'Histoire Generale des Voyages, published by Pierre de Hondt in The Hague between 1747 and 1780.

Size:
Sheet approx.: 42 x 22.5 cm (16.5 x 9 inches).
Image approx.: 38.5 x 19.8 cm (15.25 x 7.75 inches).

Condition:
Very good condition with light soiling and a small, skillful marginal repair.