Old China map. Carte de L’Isle de Cheu-Chan Bellin 1764
Title: Carte de L’Isle de Cheu-Chan ou Isle de Chusan, de la Province de Che-Kiang.
Description: Old antique map of the Chinese province of Chekiang, located across the bay from Shanghai. The map of the Chekiang Delta, shows a number of Islands, an compass rose and sounding of depths. The map is copperplate engraved and is from the time of the trade routes to China.
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 by Pierre de Hondt, The Hague between 1747 – 1780
Cartographer: Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703 – 21 March 1772) Bellin was born in Paris. He was hydrographer of France's hydrographic office, member of the Académie de Marine and of the Royal Society of London. Over a 50 year career, he produced a large number of maps of particular interest to the Ministère de la Marine. Published in Antonine de Prevost d' Exile's Histoire generale des voyages.
16th -17th -18th-19th Century antique original engraved prints A Certificate of Authenticity ( COA ) will be supplied on request. We ship our antique items across the world. Size: Sheet app.: 37 x 25.5 cm. 14.5 x 10.25 inches. Image app.: 32 x 20.5 cm. 12.5 x 8 inches. Condition: Very good, centre fold as published.
