C1753

Carte Particuliere De L’Isle de Juan Fernandes.

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$A 185

Map of Juan Fernandez Island (Robinson Crusoe Island). The island was first named Juan Fernandez Island after Juan Fernández, a Spanish sea captain and explorer who was the first to land there in 1574. It was also known as Más … Read Full Description

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S/N: HGDV-1106-SAM-CHILE–226634

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Full Title:

Carte Particuliere De L’Isle de Juan Fernandes.

Date:

C1753

Mapmaker:

Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703 - 1772)

Condition:

In good condition, with fold as issued,

Technique:

Hand coloured copper engraving.

Image Size:

280mm

x 195mm

Paper Size:

396mm

x 258mm

Genuine antique
dated:

1753

Description:

It is the second largest of the Juan Fernandez Islands, 670 km west of San Antonio, Chile, in the South Pacific. The island was home to the marooned sailor Alexander Selkirk from 1704 to 1709, and is thought to have inspired novelist Daniel Defoe’s fictional Robinson Crusoe in his 1719. The Chilean government renamed the location Robinson Crusoe Island in 1966.

From Prevost, Histoire General Du Voyages

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).

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