1750 Bellin Map of the Senegal
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Description: This stunning 1747 nautical chart by French mapmaker J. C. Bellin, the Elder depicts the Senegal River and the area surrounding Fort St. Joseph & Fort St. Louis. This region was part of the Senegambia & the Company of the Indies Senegal Concession. It was from this port that the French company shipped hundreds of African slaves to its colonies in Louisiana. Today the Senegal River forms the important border between Senegal and Mauritania. This beautiful map depicts individual buildings, trees, and even tiny villages. There is a detailed plan of Fort St. Joseph..
Date: 1750
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: Senegal-bellin-1750 (to order by phone call: 646-320-8650)
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