Antique Map of Nova Zembla and part of the Northeast passage
Productnr.: BG-02753
Beschrijving
Antique map titled 'Partie De La Mer Glaciale, Contenant La Nouvelle Zemble Et Le Pais Des Samoiedes'. An interesting map of Nova Zembla and surrounding areas. With details on the eastern tip of Nova Zembla of the place where the stranded Dutch sailors under Willem Barentsz spent the winter at the end of the 16th century (´Het Behouden Huys´). From Prevost's 'l'Histoire générale des voyages', the map prepared by J.N. Bellin.
Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772), was the official hydrographer to the French king and the first person to hold the title of "Ingénieur de la Marine of the Dépôt des cartes et plans de la Marine" (chief engineer of the French Hydrographical Office).
Condition: Good. General age-related toning. Original folding lines. Minor wear and soiling. Please study image carefully.
Date: 1758
Overall size: 38.3 x 25.5 cm.