Print Description
Original antique map of the river Faleme and Sanaga in the countries Senegal and Cameroon, Africa.
Made by after an anonymous artist.
Medium: Engraving / etching on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: yes.
Sheet size: 36.5 x 34.5 cm (14.37 x 13.58 inch). Image size: 28.5 x 28.5 cm. (11.22 x 11.22 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Original folds as published. Small tears restored in two margins, Paper slightly browned, esp. near folds. . General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
AFRICA-RIVER FALEME-SANAGA-SENEGAL-CAMEROON | RB-A9-10
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
This attractive print was published in Francois Didot’s Histoire Generale des Voyages…Tom II, No. 27. Paris 1749.
Biography engraver: Jacques Nicolas Bellin (French, 1703-1772) was a French hydrographer, geographer and member of The Philosophes. His career, spanning over 50 years, caused an enormous outpt in maps, particular of maritime interest. .
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