1754 Bellin Map of Veracruz, Mexico
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Description: This hand colored map is a c. 1754 map of the Veracruz, Mexico. Attributed to French cartographer Jacques-Nicholas Bellin, this map was issued for the French edition of Provost’s Histoire des Voyages…. Beautifully rendered mountains and coastlines show the area in considerable detail. Details the Ville de la Veracruz, labeling many of the city’s most important buildings, including the “Grand Eglise”, the office of the Inquisition, the house of the Jesuits, the governor’s home, “La Douane”, the “Maison de la Compagnie de l’Assiente”, and the house of the Augustans. Also notes the Fort of St. Jean d’Ulua. This gigantic fort was the base of Spanish operations in Mexico for over a hundred years before being converted into a prison and, ultimately, a museum. Offers numerous depth soundings and indicates various shoals and other undersea dangers
Date: 1754 (dated)
Source: Provost, A., L`Histoire Generale des Voyages, 1756, Vol XII, plate 7. Also issued in Bellin, J. N., Le Petit Atlas Maritime. Recueil de cartes et plans des quatre parties du monde.
References: Berra, M.O., Materiales para una Cartografia Mexicana, 1871, page 90.
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 6.5 x 9 inches (16.51 x 22.86 centimeters)
Condition: Very good condition. Minor creasing.
Code: Veracruz-bellin-1754 (to order by phone call: 646-320-8650)
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