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Bellin map of the World 1748

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Title: Essay d'une Carte Reduite Contenant les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre
Author: Bellin, Jacques Nicolas
Description: Copper-engraved map, hand colored in outline. 50x69.5 cm. (19¾x27½").Significant map of the world showing the latest discoveries and based as much as possible on actual observations and knowledge, though some fantasies still persist, such as the fabled River of the West connecting the Great Lakes to the Pacific. This is the "post-Cook" state of the map, with his discoveries and surveys, such as the definition of the east coast of Australia and his mapping of New Zealand, present.
Heading: zzgPlace Published: Paris
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Date Published: 1748-[1780]