1760 Bellin Map of the Moluques - Moluccas - Moluccan Island
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Description: This beautiful hand colored map of the Moluques (also known as the Moluccas, Moluccan Islands or simply Maluku) was produced by the French Cartographer Jacques-Nicolas Bellin in 1760. Depicts the islands of Herij, Ternate, Tidor, Pottebackers, Timor, Machian and Bachian. The Moluccan islands were once part of the Dutch East Indies. Today the Moluccas are part of Indonesia.
Date: 1760
References: None found.
Cartographer: Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703 - 1772) is one of the most important cartographers of the 18th century. With a career spanning some 50 years, Bellin is an important transitional cartographer. His long career as "hydrographer" and "Ingénieur Hydrographe" to the Dépôt des cartes et plans de la Marine resulted in the completion of hundreds of high quality nautical charts of practically everywhere in the world. Bellin's work focuses on accuracy and tends to be less decorative than the earlier 17th and 18th century work of predecessors such as Homann. In addition to numerous works published during his lifetime, many of his maps were published posthumously. He was succeeded in his position by student Rigobert Bonne. Click here for a list of rare maps from Jacques-Nicolas Bellin.
Size: Printed area measures 9 x 6.5 inches (22.86 x 16.51 centimeters)
Condition: Fine or perfect condition. Original platemark visible. Wide clean margins. Blank on verso.
Code: Moluques2-bellin-1760 (to order by phone call: 646-320-8650)
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