Carte de la Crimee
Paris: Bellin, Nicolas, 1764.
Map. Copper plate engraving. Image measures 8 1/2" x 6 3/4".
Disputed territory in the Black Sea with strategic deep water ports. 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: $165.00
Item #333835
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