Antique Map-SOUTH QUITO-EQUADOR-SOUTH AMERICA-MOUNTAINS-FORTIFICATIONS-Bellin-1764

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‘”SUITE DE LA PROVINCE DE QUITO AU PEROU. 2RE FEUILLE”‘

– This print shows an antique map of the Southern part of the province of Quito, in Equador, South America.

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Description

This print shows an antique map of the Southern part of the province of Quito, in Equador, South America.

Made by an anonymous engraver after Jacques-Nicolas Bellin .

Medium: Engraving with hand colouring on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 45.5 x 32.3 cm (17.91 x 12.72 inch). Image size: 34.2 x 22.5 cm. (13.46 x 8.86 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Fold as published. Edges brownish. Minor crease in left margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

SOUTH QUITO-EQUADOR-SOUTH AMERICA-MOUNTAINS-FORTIFICATIONS-PROVINCES-INCA-VULCANO | RBOS-A9-34

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

This attractive prints were published by J. Arrivet in 1764.

Biography artist: Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703 ? 1772) was a French hydrographer, geographer, and member of the French intellectual group called the philosophes. He was hydrographer of France’s hydrographic office, member of the Acad?mie de Marine and of the Royal Society of London. Over a 50-year career, he produced many maps of particular interest to the Minist?re de la Marine. His maps of Canada and of French territories in North America (New France, Acadia, Louisiana) are particularly valuable. .

Additional information

Dimensions 32 × 45 × 1 cm

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