Grundtegning af Bombay og omliggende oer
Paris: Jacques Nicolas Bellin, 1758.
Map. Engraving. Page measures 12 1/8" x 9". Image measures 10 1/4"x 7 1/4".
Charming early chart of Bombay Harbor. Shows depths and sandbars, topography and churches depicted pictorially. From a Danish edition of Bellin's "Le Petit Atlas Maritime". This chart was based on Thornton's plan of Bombay, the first known printed map of the region. Rare copy entirely in Danish. Very good 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). Illustrator: J. Haas
Binding: Unbound
Language: Danish
Price: $350.00
Item #330784