Chart of the Balearics with an inset of Mahon Harbour
BELLIN, Jacques-Nicolas.
Carte des Isles De Maiorque, Minorque Et Yvice.
Paris: Depot de la Marine, c 1740. Coloured. 460 x 580mm.
Sea chart of the Balearic Islands, with an inset of Mahon Harbour with the early layout of Fort St Philip, and another showing the position of the Balearics in the western Mediterranean.
This is an early example of this very influential map, which was copied by Covens & Mortier, Homann and Seutter. It was updated c.1756 to show Britain's extensive rebuilding programme at the fort.
Stock ID : 20842
£650
£650
Chart of the Balearics with an inset of Mahon Harbour
BELLIN, Jacques-Nicolas.
Carte des Isles De Maiorque, Minorque Et Yvice.
Paris: Depot de la Marine, c 1740. Coloured. 460 x 580mm.
Sea chart of the Balearic Islands, with an inset of Mahon Harbour with the early layout of Fort St Philip, and another showing the position of the Balearics in the western Mediterranean.
This is an early example of this very influential map, which was copied by Covens & Mortier, Homann and Seutter. It was updated c.1756 to show Britain's extensive rebuilding programme at the fort.
Stock ID : 20842
£650
£650