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Mr. Philip D. Burden
P.O. Box 863,
Chalfont St. Giles, Bucks HP6 9HD,
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel: +44 (0) 1494 76 33 13
Email: enquiries@caburden.com
Jacques Bellin was Hydrographer in the French Dépôt de la Marine. With access to the latest navigational reports, he produced a great many maps and charts of excellent quality. This uncommon atlas of the British Isles was issued at the outbreak of the Seven Years War between Britain and France. Apart from the fine maps the book contains numerous detailed plans of harbours and some excellent detailed engravings of towns. Bonar-Law ‘Ireland’ no. 87.
BELLIN, Jacques Nicolas
Essai Geographique sur les Isles Britanniques
Didot, Paris, 1757
Quarto (255 x 195 mm.), full contemporary French mottled calf, gilt ruled, ribbed spine with heavily gilded floral decorated compartments, red calf gilt titled label affixed. Marbled endpapers. With additional engraved title, printed title with engraved vignette of Cambridge, 5 engraved maps hand-coloured in outline and 36 engraved vignettes of plans, maps and views. pp. (6), 471. In very good condition.
Stock number: 7385
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