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C1764
Carte de la Riviere de Gambra ou Gambie Depuis son Embouchure Jusqu’a Eropina.
Mapmaker:
Detailed map of Gambia the small African country surrounded by Senegal with decorative title based on information supplied by Captain John Leach. The Royal African Company was a mercantile company set up by the Stuart family and London merchants to … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Carte de la Riviere de Gambra ou Gambie Depuis son Embouchure Jusqu’a Eropina.
Date:
C1764
Mapmaker:
Condition:
In good condition with folds as issued.
Technique:
Copper engraving hand coloured
Image Size:
330mm
x 203mm
Paper Size:
395mm
x 255mm
Platemark Size:
335mm
x 220mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1764
Description:
Detailed map of Gambia the small African country surrounded by Senegal with decorative title based on information supplied by Captain John Leach.
The Royal African Company was a mercantile company set up by the Stuart family and London merchants to trade along the west coast of Africa. In 1668 it created the Gambia Adventurers, a new company granted a ten-year license for African trade north of the Bight of Benin with effect from 1 January 1669. In 1672, the original Company re-emerged, re-structured and with a new charter from the king, as the new Royal African Company. Its new charter was broader than the old one and included the right to set up forts and factories, maintain troops and exercise martial law in West Africa, in pursuit of trade in gold, silver and slaves. At the end of 1678, the license to the Gambia Adventurers expired and its Gambian trade was merged into the company.
Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703 - 1772)
Bellin was a French multifaceted hydrographer and geographer had an incredibly successful 50 year career producing maps. His illustrious career started at just 18 years of age when he was appointed Chief Cartographer to the French Navy in 1721. His attention to detail, accuracy and high standard of workmanship resulted in him playing an integral role to France’s leadership in European cartography. In addition to being the Chief Cartographer of France’s hydrographic office, he was also a member of the Académie de Marine, the Royal Society of London, and the Philosophes (French intellectual group).
