Within Australia
All orders ship freewithin Australia
Rest of the World
Orders over A$300
ship free worldwide
C1754
Carte réduite des Détroits de Malaca, Sincapour,…
Mapmaker:
A fine and exceptionally scarce first state of Bellin’s important chart of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore, engraved for the Dépôt de la Marine. This example represents the full rhumb-grid state, with principal, secondary, and partial quarter rhumbs, extending … Read Full Description
$A 6,750
S/N: ASI-SINGA-1755-BELL–510764
(MD13)
Free Shipping
See Shipping page for Terms & Conditions
Details
Full Title:
Carte réduite des Détroits de Malaca, Sincapour, et du Gouverneur: dressée au dépost des cartes et plans de la marine pour la service des vaisseaux du Roy par ordre de M. de Machault, garde des sceaux de France Ministre et Secretaire d’Etat aiant le Departement de la Marine par M. Bellin, Ing.r de la marine et du Depost des Plans sur les memoires et la carte manuscrite du Sr. Dauge Pilote au service de la campagne des Indes
Date:
C1754
Mapmaker:
Condition:
In good condition, with centre fold as issued. Wide margins, free of any repairs and excellent impression.
Technique:
Copper engraving with rhumb lines printed in green.
Image Size:
895mm
x 554mm
Paper Size:
925mm
x 637mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1754
Description:
A fine and exceptionally scarce first state of Bellin’s important chart of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore, engraved for the Dépôt de la Marine.
This example represents the full rhumb-grid state, with principal, secondary, and partial quarter rhumbs, extending to the borders. These lines, deeply engraved and here printed in a distinctive green-brown ink, differ materially from the more commonly encountered atlas state, in which the rhumb net was reduced and confined to the central compass roses. The sheet exhibits the engraver’s marginal calibration marks, used to maintain rhumb-line accuracy across a plate of this size—features removed in later impressions.
One of the most detailed mid-eighteenth-century delineations of the Malay Peninsula, Singapore Strait, Riau Archipelago, and the eastern approaches to Malacca. Bellin includes coastal profiles (“Vues des Terres dans les Détroits”) across the upper margin—an essential aid for pilots navigating this intricate and reef-strewn region.
Collections:
National Library Board Singapore: 623.8922565 BEL - With added Sheet: No. 97, only two sets of rhumb lines printed in black not green.
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 342389 - With added Sheet: No. 97, only two sets of rhumb lines printed in black not green.
National Maritime Museum Greenwich: National Maritime Museum. Catalogue of the Library, v. 3, pt. 1, p. 240 - With added Sheet: No. 97, only two sets of rhumb lines printed in black not green.
David Rumsey Collection: 12059.129 - Without added Sheet: No. 97, only two sets of rhumb lines printed in black not green.
Bibliotheque Nationale de France: Notice n° : FRBNF40649151 - Without added Sheet: No. 97, only two sets of rhumb lines printed in black not green.
National Library Board Singapore: 623.8922565 BEL - With added Sheet: No. 97, only two sets of rhumb lines printed in black not green.
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 342389 - With added Sheet: No. 97, only two sets of rhumb lines printed in black not green.
National Maritime Museum Greenwich: National Maritime Museum. Catalogue of the Library, v. 3, pt. 1, p. 240 - With added Sheet: No. 97, only two sets of rhumb lines printed in black not green.
David Rumsey Collection: 12059.129 - Without added Sheet: No. 97, only two sets of rhumb lines printed in black not green.
Bibliotheque Nationale de France: Notice n° : FRBNF40649151 - Without added Sheet: No. 97, only two sets of rhumb lines printed in black not green.
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).
