Russia Novaya Zemlya Willem Barentsz early voyage map Bellin 1758
Title: Carte Du Dé Troit De Waeigats Ou De Nassau suivant les navigateurs Hollandois pour l'Histoire générale des Voyages / par le Sr. B. …1758
Old voyage map shows an enlarged section of Nouvelle Zembla and Nouvelle Hollande (Novaya Zemlya), the island off western Russia's Arctic coast. The map is includes the track of Willem Barentsz in 1594 and other tracks.
Cartographer: Jacques Nicolas Bellin cartographer map maker of the French Marine.
Origin: Antoine-François Prevost's monumental 20 volume edition of L`Histoire Generale des Voyages published by Pierre de Hondt, The Hague between 1747 – 1780.
Size: Sheet app.: 39 x 24.5 cm. 15.5 x 9.75 inches. Image app.: 30 x 19.5 cm. 11.75 x 7.75 inches. Condition: Fine map in excellent condition with fold as published.
