Antique Map of the Philippine Islands by Bellin (1752)

Description: Antique map Philippines titled 'Carte des Isles Philippines'. Antique map centering on the Philippine Islands, specifically from I. Samar south to Mindanao, from I. St. Jean in the east to I. de Paragoa in the west. With an ornate cartouche. Originates from Prevost d'Exiles influential travel book 'L'Histoire Generale des Voyages'.

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.