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Bellin - Carte Reduite Des Terres Australes
Certificate of Authentication
This is to certify that the item illustrated and described below is a genuine and
original antique map or print that was published on or near the given date.
Dr Leendert Helmink, Ph.D.
Cartographer
Bellin
First Published
Paris, 1753
This edition
1760
Size
25.5 x 29.5 cms
Technique
Copper engraving
Stock number
18685
Condition
mint
Description
One of the earliest obtainable maps dedicated to Australia.
This is the very scarce Dutch derivative, engraved by van Schley for the Dutch edition of Prevost's Histoire de Voyages.