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Map of the Earth dedicated to M. Le Count De Maurepas, Commander of the Orders of the King Minister, and Secretary of State, by N. Bellin Ontario Engineer of th Marines. The overall dimensions are 32" wide x 27" tall. Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) was a giant in 18th-century mapmaking. A prodigy, he became the French Navy's Hydrographer at 18. He later led the D?p?t des cartes et plans de la Marine, becoming a key figure in French cartography. Bellin's detailed sea charts and atlases, like the Atlas Maritime, set a new standard for accuracy and made France a leader in European mapmaking. His influence was vast, with his maps copied throughout Europe.
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Old World Map by Nicholas Bellin, 1748.
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