Batavia Indonesia, Townplan of Jakarta by Bellin 1750
Title: Plan de la Ville et du Chateau de Batavia, Pour Servir à l'Histoire Generale des Voyages Tiré des Hollandois. 1750. Engraved by Guillaume Dheulland.
The map covers the whole of Djakarta within the walls, and part of the city without, land use indicated, key identifying the prinicpal streets and canals, compass rose.
Mapmaker: Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703 – 21 March 1772) (Royal Hydrographer, engineer of the French Navy and member of the Royal Society) For Antoine-François Prevost's monumental 20 volume edition of L`Histoire Generale des Voyages published The Hague between 1747 – 1780.
MARITIME MAPS Copperplate engraving with hand coloring. Size: Sheet app.: 30.5 x 23 cm. 12 x 9 inches. Image app.: 30 x 21.5 cm. 11.75 x 8.5 inches. Condition: View very good, fold as published.
