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C1749
Plan du Fort Dauphin Construit par les Francois dans l’Isle de Madagascar.
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C.18th engraved plan of for Tolagnaro formerly Fort Dauphin, Madagascar. The bay of Tolanaro was found by a Portuguese Captain in 1500 and Fort Dauphin was founded on an Antanosy village, Taolankarana, in 1643 by the French East India Company … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Plan du Fort Dauphin Construit par les Francois dans l’Isle de Madagascar.
Date:
C1749
Mapmaker:
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Hand coloured copper engraving.
Image Size:
280mm
x 206mm
Paper Size:
360mm
x 254mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1749
Description:
C.18th engraved plan of for Tolagnaro formerly Fort Dauphin, Madagascar. The bay of Tolanaro was found by a Portuguese Captain in 1500 and Fort Dauphin was founded on an Antanosy village, Taolankarana, in 1643 by the French East India Company who built a fort there named in honor of the crown prince, the future Louis XIV of France.
From Histoire générale des 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).
