Central Mexico - Carte du Mexique Old map Bellin 1754
Title: Carte du Mexique
Description: Mexico old antique map of central Mexico reaching from Durango in the north as far south as the Isthmus of Tehuantepec by the mapmaker Nicolas Bellin.
Cartographer: Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703 – 21 March 1772) Bellin was born in Paris. He was hydrographer of France's hydrographic office, member of the Académie de Marine and of the Royal Society of London. Over a 50 year career, he produced a large number of maps of particular interest to the Ministère de la Marine.
Most of the plates in the Dutch edition of Prévost's "Histoire générale des voyages" are signed by the engraver van der Schley. Publishers: Prévost, Abbé, 1697-1763 - Meusnier de Querlon, A.-G. 1702-1780 - Pierre de Hondt, The Hague between 1747 – 1780.
Size: Sheet app.: 46 x 29.5 cm. 18 x 11.25 inches Image app.: 29 x 22 cm. 11.25 x 8.5 inches. Condition: very good, fold as published. Type of paper: Thick/lined
