CARTE DES INDES ORIENTALES
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Map maker: S. Bellin
Date: 1766
Short Title: Carte Reduite de la Presque Isle de l'inde
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Map size - Height: 59 cm
Map size - Width: 84 cm
Paper size - Height: 63 cm
Paper size - Width: 88 cm
Full Title: Carte Reduite De La Presque Isle De L'Inde Contenant les Costes depuis Cambaye jusqu'aux Bouches du Ganges Dressee au Depot des Cartes Plans et Journeax de la Marine . . . 1766
Striking later hand colouredmap of India and Sri Lanka, extending from the Bay of Bengal and the mouth of the Ganges to Guzurat, and including a detailed treatment of the Maldives and Sri Lanka.
Bellin was the chief Hydrographer of the French Depot De La Marine for a significant period of time in the mid-18th Century. Under his direction, the Depot De La Marine systematically mapped the coastlines of the world with more precision and accuracy than the contemporary English and Dutch chart makers of the time period.
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