Map of the Russian Islands of Novaya Zemlya and Pechorskaya Guba, 1758
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Date
1758
Technique
Engraved
Sheet size
24.5 × 35 cm (9.6 × 13.8 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
PCT-62027
Condition
Given age. A few small spots. Original folds as issued. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please review the images for further condition details.
About this sheet
Antique map titled 'Carte du detroit de Waeigats ou de Nassau.'
Map of the Russian islands of Novaya Zemlya (Nova Zembla) and Pechorskaya Guba, here Nouvelle Zemble and Grande Baye. The detailed chart shows the lower part of the island and mainland. Embellished with rhumb lines, fleur-de-lys and fancy cartouche. Source unknown, to be determined.
Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Jacques-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.
