Carte de la Baye de Hudson Pour servir a l´Histoire Generale des Voyages.

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Copper Engraving, uncolored by Bellin, Nicolaus, published 1760 by N. Bellin, Paris. Image size: 219 by 303mm (8 by 12 inches). By France's official Royal Hydrographer — among the most important cartographic records of 18th-century North America. Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703–1772) was one of the most important French cartographers of the 18th century. In 1721, at just 18 years of age, he was appointed Hydrographer to the French Navy, and in 1741 became the first Ingénieur de la Marine at the Dépôt des Cartes et Plans de la Marine — effectively France's official cartographer for 50 years. He prepared maps for major works including the Abbé Prévost's Histoire générale des voyages (1746–1759) and published the monumental Hydrographie française (1756–1765) containing 115 large coastal charts. Bellin was remarkable for his scholarly rigor: he always cited his sources and contributed over 1,400 articles on geography to Diderot's Encyclopédie. Today he is considered the most copied French cartographer of his century, and his maps are prized by collectors for their accuracy, elegant engraving, and historical importance. This antique map of Carte de la Baye de Hudson Pour servir a l´Histoire Generale was published in 1760 by N. Bellin, Paris (219 by 303mm (8 by 12 inches).). It is printed as a copper engraving, uncolored. The map documents the region with careful attention to rivers, settlements, roads, and political boundaries, reflecting the geographical knowledge available at the time of publication and offering an invaluable primary source for historians and collectors of North American antique cartography. In excellent condition.

Bellin, Nicolaus – Carte de la Baye de Hudson Pour servir a l´Histoire Gen... · Antique Map, Copper Engraving · 219 x 303mm · N. Bellin, Paris 1760