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1757 Chart of the East Coast of North America, by Jacques Nicolas Bellin
Signature: Medium: Dimensions: 22¼ x 35in. (56.52 x 88.90cm) Provenance: Exhibited: Literature: A hand-coloured engraved sea-chart on heavy paper, laid on paper, with a large inset map of Boston harbour. Carte Reduite des Costes Orientales de l'Amerique Septentrionale. 1re Feuille Contenant l'Is... sle Royale, l'Accadie, la Baye Francoise, la Nouvelle Angleterre et la Nouvelle Yorc...., by Jacques Nicolas Bellin published Paris, 1757. First state of this detailed and decorative map, from the Depot de la Marine charts. The first state is distinguishable by the lack of rhumb lines in the inset map. MAP more