China, Carte des Îles Qui sont a L'Embouchure Bellin 1764
Title: Carte des Îles Qui sont a L'Embouchure de la riviere de Canton.
Description: Old antique map of the Pearl River Delta China, show a number of Islands including Macao and the area which would become later Hong Kong.
The map is copperplate engraved with hand coloring, an compass rose and a title cartouche, sounding depths complete the map.
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. Fine original antique copper plate engraving with hand coloring.
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