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Antique Print of Fort St. Louis Near the Senegal River, circa 1747
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Antique print titled 'Plan du Fort St. Louis dans l'Isle de Sanaga ou du Senegal'. Old print with a plan of Fort St. Louis near the Senegal River. This print orginates from 'Histoire Générale des Voyages, ou nouvelle collection de toutes les relations de voyages par mer et par terre'.
Artists and Engravers: Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) was a French hydrographer, geographer and member of The Philosophes. His career, spanning over 50 years, caused an enormous output in maps, particular of maritime interest.
Condition: Good, general age-related toning. Please study image carefully.
Date: circa 1747
Overall size: 36 x 25.8 cm.
Image size: 30.5 x 20.7 cm.
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- Creator:Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (Artist)
- Dimensions:Height: 10.16 in (25.8 cm)Width: 14.18 in (36 cm)Depth: 0 in (0.01 mm)
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- Date of Manufacture:c.1747
- Condition:Condition: Good, general age-related toning. Please study image carefully.
- Seller Location:Langweer, NL
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Jacques-Nicolas Bellin
Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703 –1772) was a French hydrographer (official cartographer) and a geographer. While still a teenager he became the chief cartographer to the French Navy and later to the king of France. Bellin created a large number of maps for Antoine François Prévost's (L'Abbe Prevost) 'Histoire Generale des Voyages', which was a 25 volume publication focused on 17th and 18th century exploration.It was published in French, Dutch and German. He also contributed maps and articles to the 35-volume Encyclopédie edited by Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d'Alembert. He was part of the group called Philosophes, which included many of the great intellectuals of the Age of Enlightenment, including Voltaire, Rousseau and Montesquieu. Bellin died at Versailles in 1772.
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