Map of the Costes of Persia, Carte des costes de Perse Bellin 1740
Title: Carte des costes de Perse, Gusarat et Malabar tirée de la Carte fraçoise de l'océan Oriental, publiée par ordre de Mgr. le Comte de Maurepas en 1740.
(Map of the coasts of Persia, Gusarat and Malabar taken from the French Map of the Eastern Ocean.)
Description: Old antique map showing the Gulf of Persia with the Maldives Island and part from India, Arabia and Iran.
Mapmaker 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.
Publisher: Antonine de Prevost d' Exile's Histoire generale des voyages.
Engraver: Jakob van der Schley aka Jakob van Schley (26 July 1715 Amsterdam - 12 February 1779 Amsterdam) was a Dutch draughtsman and engraver. He studied under Bernard Picart (1673-1733)
16th -17th -18th-19th Century maps & atlases & prints. We sell Guaranteed Original authentic Maps and Prints. A Certificate of Authenticity ( COA ) will be supplied on request. We ship our antique items across the world. Size: Size leaf app: 26 x 26 cm. 10.25 x 10.25 inches. Image app: 20.5 x 24.5 cm. 8 x 9.75 inches. Condition: Good, short higher border, misprint lower image.
