Suite de la Carte de L'Indoustan. La Presqu'Isle de L'Inde.
Paris: Bellin, Nicolas, 1764.
Map. Copper plate engraving with original hand colored outline. Image measures 8 3/4" x 7"
Detailed 18th century map of southern India and Sri Lanka, extending as far north as Bombay and Odisha. Shows cities, rivers, and coastal features. Topography is depicted pictorially. Published in the 1764 edition of Bellin's Le Petit Atlas Maritime. In excellent condition.
Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772), was the official hydrographer to the French king and the first person to hold the title of "Ingenieur de la Marine of the Depot des cartes et plans de la Marine" (chief engineer of the French Hydrographical Office). Binding: Unbound
Language: English
Price: $125.00
Item #330764