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REFINE  Browse All : Chart Atlas of French Guiana 1-11 of 11 Bellin, Jacques Nicolas... Carte de la Guyane Fran... 1763 Chart Atlas   Author Bellin, Jacques Nicolas, 1703-1772 Note From J.F. Letenneur: "Exceptional onboard document of this rare and fabulous maritime atlas, a masterpiece by the greatest French hydrographer of the 18th century, with maps of all the coastlines known at the time. Bound with the coat of arms of the King of France, the atlas was taken by the English aboard the frigate la Nymphe, off the coasts of Ushant August 10, 1780, during one of the naval battles of the American War of Independence which took place on European waters. In the context of the war at the end of the 18th century, and of the rivalry between the French and British Navy, maritime atlases, were strategic tools, and this “Hydrographie Françoise” more so than any other, because its purpose was to provide the best maritime charts for the French ships that were fighting on the American side against the British. (The handwritten captions throughout most of the atlas are prices for individual maps and all include the same mention: “for sailors”). These atlases were not the kind to be kept in a library, but precious tools, based on the observations of the travelers and continuously improved upon, as reflect in the present copy. It was bound with the engraved title page of the edition of 1737-1765, but the index includes maps printed after 1765 (until 1772), and the copy was augmented by six maps that do not appear in the index (until 1776), as well as 14 pages of text from the Versailles edition of 1773. The later maps are signed by Verdun de la Crenne and were done during the campaigns of the Flore (1771-1772) and of the Isis led by Fleurieu in 1768-1769. The captions explain that the maps were created using the latest technology of the day that could measure longitude (maritime clocks)." (Continued in the Pub Note field). Bellin, Jacques Nicolas... Carte Reduite des Coste... 1760 Chart Atlas   Author Bellin, Jacques Nicolas, 1703-1772 Note From J.F. Letenneur: "Exceptional onboard document of this rare and fabulous maritime atlas, a masterpiece by the greatest French hydrographer of the 18th century, with maps of all the coastlines known at the time. Bound with the coat of arms of the King of France, the atlas was taken by the English aboard the frigate la Nymphe, off the coasts of Ushant August 10, 1780, during one of the naval battles of the American War of Independence which took place on European waters. In the context of the war at the end of the 18th century, and of the rivalry between the French and British Navy, maritime atlases, were strategic tools, and this “Hydrographie Françoise” more so than any other, because its purpose was to provide the best maritime charts for the French ships that were fighting on the American side against the British. (The handwritten captions throughout most of the atlas are prices for individual maps and all include the same mention: “for sailors”). These atlases were not the kind to be kept in a library, but precious tools, based on the observations of the travelers and continuously improved upon, as reflect in the present copy. It was bound with the engraved title page of the edition of 1737-1765, but the index includes maps printed after 1765 (until 1772), and the copy was augmented by six maps that do not appear in the index (until 1776), as well as 14 pages of text from the Versailles edition of 1773. The later maps are signed by Verdun de la Crenne and were done during the campaigns of the Flore (1771-1772) and of the Isis led by Fleurieu in 1768-1769. The captions explain that the maps were created using the latest technology of the day that could measure longitude (maritime clocks)." (Continued in the Pub Note field). Bellin, Jacques Nicolas... Entree des Rivieres d'O... 1764 Chart Atlas   Author Bellin, Jacques Nicolas, 1703-1772 Note Decorative title cartouche. Relief shown by hachures, and pictorially. Depth shown by soundings. Bellin, Jacques Nicolas... Entree de la Riviere d'... 1764 Chart Atlas   Author Bellin, Jacques Nicolas, 1703-1772 Note Decorative title cartouche. Relief shown by hachures, and pictorially. Depth shown by soundings. Shows entrance to the Approuague River. Bellin, Jacques Nicolas... Port de Cayenne et son ... 1764 Chart Atlas   Author Bellin, Jacques Nicolas, 1703-1772 Note Decorative title cartouche. Relief shown by hachures, and pictorially. Depth shown by soundings. Shows settlements in port of Cayenne island. Bellin, Jacques Nicolas... Plan de la ville de Cay... 1764 Chart Atlas   Author Bellin, Jacques Nicolas, 1703-1772 Note Decorative title cartouche. Relief shown by hachures, and pictorially. Shows settlements in Cayenne island. Inlcudes list of major buildings. Bellin, Jacques Nicolas... Carte de I'Isle de Caye... 1764 Chart Atlas   Author Bellin, Jacques Nicolas, 1703-1772 Note Decorative title cartouche. Relief shown by hachures, and pictorially. Shows settlements in Cayenne island. Bellin, Jacques Nicolas... Carte de I'Isle de Caye... 1764 Chart Atlas   Author Bellin, Jacques Nicolas, 1703-1772 Note Decorative title cartouche. Relief shown by hachures, and pictorially. Depth shown by soundings. Shows Cayenne island and environs. Bellin, Jacques Nicolas... Carte Des Isles Du Salu... 1764 Chart Atlas   Author Bellin, Jacques Nicolas, 1703-1772 Note Decorative title cartouche. Relief shown by hachures, and pictorially. Depth shown by soundings. Settlements shown pictorially. Bellin, Jacques Nicolas... Carte De L'Entree De La... 1762 Chart Atlas   Author Bellin, Jacques Nicolas, 1703-1772 Note Decorative title cartouche. Relief shown by hachures, and pictorially. Depth shown by soundings. Shows entrance to the Kourou River. Bellin, Jacques Nicolas... Carte des costes de la ... 1762 Chart Atlas   Author Bellin, Jacques Nicolas, 1703-1772 Note Decorative title cartouche. Relief shown by hachures, and pictorially. Depth shown by soundings. Prime meridian is Paris. 1-11 of 11

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