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18th Century Sea Chart of the English Channel by Bellin

Antique Chart of English Channell dated 1757 by Bellin
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Highly decorative and detailed chart of the English Channel, featuring a rococo style cartouche bottom right along with the official mark of the Dépot de la Marine.

Condition: Excellent, good paper and imprint, later hand colouring, some age discolouration to outer margins and one water stain, several original printer's marks.

Title: An antique chart of the Engils Channel
Medium: Hand coloured engraving. Image Size: 556 x 870mm, 22 x 34.25 " approx.
Order No. 2636 Price: SOLD Paper Size: 612 x 930mm, 24 x 36.5 " approx.
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Biography:

Jacques Nicolas Bellin 1703 - 72

Bellin spent over fifty years at the French Hydrographic Service where he was appointed the first Ingeniuer hydrogrographe de la Marine. During his time there he was commissioned to carry out major surveys, first of the coasts of France and later all the known coasts of the world. This resulted in production of a large number of sea charts of the highest quality which appeared in many editions with varying numbers of charts to the end of the century.

He was appointed Hydrographer to the King and was a member of the Royal Society in London.
Atlases by Bellin include:

Maps for Prevost's L'Histoire Générale des Voyages - 1747-61.
Atlas Maritime - 1751.
Neptune François - 1753 and re-issues.
Partie occidentale et orientale de la Nouvelle France, ou du Canada - 1755.
Hydrographie Françoise: 2 volumes 1756-65 re-issues to 1802.
Guiana - 1757.
Essai géographique sur les Isles des Britanniques - 1757.
Petit Atlas Maritime: 5 Volumes - 1764.
Corsica - 1769.
Gulf of Venice - 1771.
Charts of the Caribbean - 1773.


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Eighteenth century antique chart of the English Channel

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