BG-11624

Antique Map of Java by Bellin (c.1760)

  • Condition: Good, Restored tear to the upper edge and to the lower right corner. Stain in the lower middle, please study image carefully.
  • Date: c.1760
  • Overall size: 48 x 25.5 cm.
  • Image size: 43 x 20 cm.
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.. Nouvelle Carte de l'Isle de Java - Bellin (c.1760)

Description: Antique map titled 'Nouvelle Carte de l'Isle de Java'. Chart of the island of Java, depicting soundings around the coast, all principal harbors, rivers and elevations, bays and points, settlements and provinces. Included are Madura, Bali, Sunda Strait and the southeastern tip of Sumatra. This map originates from 'Histoire generale des voyages, ou nouvelle collection de toutes les relations de voyages (..)'. 

Artists and Engravers: Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703 - 1772) was a French hydrographer, geographer, and member of the French intellectual group called the philosophes.