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PCT-61413
Antique Map of Novaya Zemlya and the Russian Mainland by Bellin (1758)
- Condition: Good, given age. Some foxing in the margins. A few minor crinkles. Original folds as issued. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study image carefully.
- Date: 1758
- Overall size: 36.5 x 26.2 cm.
- Image size: 30.4 x 19.7 cm.
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Description: Antique map titled 'Carte du detroit de Waeigats ou de Nassau.' Map of the strait between Novaya Zemlya and the mainland of Russia, discovered by the Dutch in 1594. Source unknown, to be determined.
Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Nicolas Bellin' after an anonymous artist. Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) was a French hydrographer, geographer and member of The Philosophes. His career, spanning over 50 years, caused an enormous outut in maps, particular of maritime interest. He was appointed the first Ingenieur Hydrographe de la Marine, and also Official Hydrographer to the French King. In smaller format, he issued the Petit Atlas Maritime (1764), which contained 580 charts, as well as maps to illustrate l' Abbe Prevost's Histoire Generale des Voyages (1746-1757). Bellin also produced a substantial number of important separately issued maps.