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Date
1750
Mapmaker / artist
Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) was one of the most important and proficient French cartographers of the mid-eighteenth century. He was appointed the first I
Sheet size
36.5 × 40.5 cm (14.4 × 15.9 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BGJC-130
What the condition grades mean
Excellent
Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good
Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good
Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair
Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Condition
Given age. Original folds, as issued. Please study scan carefully.
About this sheet
Antique map titled 'Carte de la tartarie occidentale'. An interesting map of Tartary and northeast Asia, from Lake Baykal, Partie du Siberia in the north, Pays des Kalkas at the center, as well as Desert de Sable, and down to Chine and the Gulf de Lyau-tong. Prepared by Jacques Nicolas Bellin after Dutch sources and included in Prévost d' Exile's "Histoire des Voyages", published between 1738-1775. Artists and Engravers: Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) was one of the most important and proficient French cartographers of the mid-eighteenth century. He was appointed the first Ingenieur Hydrographe de la Marine, and also Official Hydrographer to the French King. Bellin also produced a substantial number of important separately issued maps, particularly reflecting continuing discoveries and political events in the Americas. His maps and charts were finely engraved and produced, and set a high standard of accuracy.
Condition: Good, given age. Original folds, as issued. Please study scan carefully. Date: c.1750 Overall size: 40.5 x 36.5 cm. Image size: 30.5 x 22 cm.
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