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Title: Plan de la Ville de Boston et ses Environs. Description: This rare map is a 1763 copperplate engraving of Boston, Massachusetts and vicinity by French Cartographer Jacques-Nicolas Bellin. This important map is one of the earliest obtainable maps of Boston predating the American Revolution by a full 13 years. Covers from Boston proper to the city of Charlestown and the surrounding areas that would one day become Cambridge and Brookline. Side panel offers important information regarding the citys important buildings, religious centers, and squares. Published for Provosts Histoire General des Voyages. Tooley 105, Phillips 3508 Publisher: 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. Bellins 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. Size: Printed area measures 7 x 11 inches. Condition: Very good condition. Light transference, original publishers creases. Else Fine. Wide clean margins. Blank on verso. Maps are great gifts and perfect decorative additions to any home or office. They are compelling objects that instantly grab peoples attention and transport them to a different time and place. Owning an antique map is much like owning a window into the past. An antique map can be a veritable passage back in time, allowing one to imagine the world much as the mapmaker himself did 100, 200 or even 300 years ago! Custom Conservation Framing is the only way to protect your new map for posterity and we offer this unique service a fraction of the retail cost. Geographicus offers a wide variety of custom frames and mattes suitable to any decorative style. Unlike many commercial framers, our framers are experts in working with and conserving antique maps and prints, so you can be certain that your print will get the special treatment it deserves. All framing includes de-acidification, double matting, our special ultra-light unbreakable framing glass, and a special UV protective coating. Inquire at checkout! All Maps are guaranteed to be authentic.
| Status: For Sale |
Reference#: Boston_bellin_1764 |
| Condition:
Excellent |
Year:
248th - 19th Centuries
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| Country:
USA |
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| Title:
1763 Bellin Map of Boston, Massachusetts |
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| Type:
Antique Map |
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