unbound
1763 · Paris
by BELLIN, Jacques Nicolas
Paris, 1763. unbound. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 8 7/8" x 6 3/4". Coastal map of Brazil from Baye de Tous les Saints to S. Paul Santos. includes Spiritu Santo and Rio Janeiro. 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). This edition unusual edition is in Italian and was produced by Comte de Maurepas Phelypeaux. (Inventory #: 321377)