Bellin: Antique Map of the Great Lakes, 1755
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This is iconic and superb map of the Great Lakes region illustrating strategic forts, topography and the area claimed by the French just prior to the French and Indian War. Bellin's map, dominated the cartography of the Great Lakes region for many years. Four non-existent islands appear in Lake Superior, including the infamous IPhilippeaux Aut. I Minang that continued to appear on maps, and eluded explorers' searches for it for nearly 200 years.
Jacques-Nicolas Bellin(1703-1772) was a French cartographer, hydrographer and geographer. Born in Paris, Bellin was a member of the French intellectual group, the philosophes, a member of the Academie de Marine and of the Royal Society of London. His career spanned over five decades in which he produced a large number of maps for the Dépot des Cartes et Plans de la Marine.
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Very good - Excellent. Nice strike. Slight toning. Nicely colored.
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Bellin: Antique Map of the Great Lakes, 1755
Estimate $1,100 - $1,200
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