Bilder Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703–1772) – Map of India and the Kingdom of Hindustan – Engraving (circa 1752)

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This topographical work is an engraved Map of India on this side and beyond the Ganges comprising Hindustan. The title cartouche notes that the map was compiled from the most recent Relations and Geographical Memoirs available. It displays the Indian subcontinent, including regions Persia, Tibet, and Bengal, and covers the area from the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea to the Bay of Bengal. The interior of the map features detailed place names, rivers, mountain ranges, and political divisions, reflecting the mid-18th century European understanding of the geography. An inset at the lower left contains a note on longitudes and a scale for Bombay.

Jacques-Nicolas Bellin was a French hydrographer and geographer who served as the Official Hydrographer to the French King. He was known for his dedication to cartographic precision and for producing a vast number of detailed maps and charts for the French Navy and for scholarly compendiums. This map was created for or published in the monumental Histoire Générale des Voyages by Antoine François Prévost, disseminating current geographical and urban information on the Spanish colonies in South America.

Artist or Maker: Jacques-Nicolas Bellin

Dimensions: Approximately 26 cm x 37 cm

Medium: Engraving

Date: circa 1752

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