Title: Essay d'une Carte Reduite Contenant les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre Author: Bellin, Jacques Nicolas Place: Paris Publisher: Date: 1748 Description: Copper-engraved map, hand colored (later). 50x69.5 cm. (19¾x27½"). Significant map of the world showing the latest discoveries and based as much as possible on actual observations and knowledge, though some fantasies still persist, such as the fabled River of the West connecting the Great Lakes to the Pacific. This is the "pre-Cook" state of the map, with his discoveries and surveys, such as the definition of the east coast of Australia and his mapping of New Zealand, not shown. Lot Amendments Condition: Tape repairs on verso at folds, some darkening and soiling, about very good. Item number: 225259
Title: Essay d'une Carte Reduite Contenant les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre Author: Bellin, Jacques Nicolas Place: Paris Publisher: Date: 1748 Description: Copper-engraved map, hand colored (later). 50x69.5 cm. (19¾x27½"). Significant map of the world showing the latest discoveries and based as much as possible on actual observations and knowledge, though some fantasies still persist, such as the fabled River of the West connecting the Great Lakes to the Pacific. This is the "pre-Cook" state of the map, with his discoveries and surveys, such as the definition of the east coast of Australia and his mapping of New Zealand, not shown. Lot Amendments Condition: Tape repairs on verso at folds, some darkening and soiling, about very good. Item number: 225259
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