Original 1757 Bellin Map VIRGINIA DELAWARE MARYLAND Chesapeake Bay Richmond For Sale

Original1757antique copper-plate engraved map by JacquesNicolas Bellin: Carte de la Virginie, de la Baye Chesapeack,et Pays Voisions. Pour servir al\'Histoire Générale des Voyages.

• The map is printed on laidpaper and has a decorative rococo title cartouche withdistance scale.
• The image area measures18.2 x 28.5 cm [7¼\" x 11¼\"], and the coverage area extendsfrom Philadelphia to the Staunton River, east to the Atlantic Ocean.
• Topography is delineated pictorially, and the map labelsnumerous cities,towns, and natural features, including Cape May, Fredericksburg,Delaware Bay, Williamsburg, Richmond, Cape Henry, Annapolis,Petersburg,Winchester, the Potomac River (spelled Patowmack), Lancaster, Norfolk,Oxford, Cape Henlopen, Barnegat Inlet, and Fort Cumberland, an important military andeconomic center duringthe French and Indian War.
• Condition: It is in very fine condition,abold, crisp impression, bright and clean, with wide margins, twoverticalfolds, as issued, and nomarks, rips, ortears. It is blank on the back, with no printing on the reverse side.Pleasesee the scans and feel free to ask any questions.
• This is an original, authentic antique engraving, nota reproduction or modern reprint, and it is fully guaranteed to begenuine.
• Jacques Nicolas Bellin was one of the most important andproficient French cartographers of the mid-eighteenth century. He wasappointed the first Ingénieur Hydrographe de la Marine, and was alsothe Official Hydrographer to the French King.
• Bellin\'s maps and charts were finely engraved andproduced, and set a high standard of accuracy.They are proudly displayed in museums, libraries, and privatecollectionsaround the world.
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