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Australian & Colonial (#442) Closed

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Lot 502BELLIN, Jacques Nicolas Essay d'une Carte Reduite Contenant les parties connuees Du Globe Terrestre [Paris, 1778, although dated 1748 in error]52 x 72cm (plate size); hand coloured copper engraving.This large beautifully hand coloured map on Mercator's Projection was first engraved in 1748 by Jacques Nicolas Bellin, dated in the title, and was updated to 1770 showing the discoveries by Captain Cook in Australia & New Zealand in 1769-1770. In the Pacific, various Polynesian Island group...

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Estimate: $750 - $1,000

Australian & Colonial (#442) Closed

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  • BELLIN, Jacques Nicolas Essay d'une Carte Reduite Contenant les parties connuees Du Globe Terrestre [Paris, 1778, although dated 1748 in error]52 x 72cm (plate size); hand coloured copper engraving.This large beautifully hand coloured map on Mercator's Pr