"Carte de l'Ocean Oriental ou Mer des Indes pour Servir a l'Histoire Generale des Voyages", Bellin, Jacques Nicolas

This chart covering from South Africa through to Western Australia was reduced from Bellin's large-scale chart of the region and provides great detail of the islands and coastlines. The locations where latitude and longitude were measured, both on land and at sea, are noted throughout the map. Rhumb lines, fleur-de-lys, and a delicate title cartouche make this a very attractive sheet.

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Condition: B+

A crisp impression on a bright sheet with a small bunch of grapes watermark, issued folding. There is a faint dampstain at bottom right and minor toning where the backstrap was attached to the sheet.