Bilder Antoine-François Prévost d'Exiles (1697–1763) – Map of Hispaniola (Saint-Domingue/Haiti) and Neighboring Islands – Copperplate engraving (1754)

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This copperplate engraving is a historical map detailing the island of Hispaniola, identified by its multiple names (Haiti, L'Espagnole, Saint-Domingue), along with neighboring islands of the Greater Antilles. The map provides extensive detail on the coastlines, river systems, and colonial settlements on the island, drawn for the Histoire générale des voyages. The cartography is credited to M. Bellin, the official hydrographer of the French Marine, and uses a coordinate grid based on the Paris meridian.

Antoine-François Prévost d'Exiles, often known as Abbé Prévost, was a French author, novelist, and historian. Although most famous for his novel Manon Lescaut, he compiled and edited the voluminous Histoire générale des voyages (General History of Voyages) in twenty volumes, which synthesized global exploration narratives for the French public. Prévost's work was instrumental in disseminating knowledge of global topography and ethnography through its extensive inclusion of maps, plans, and detailed illustrations.

Artist or Maker: Antoine-François Prévost d'Exiles

Dimensions: Approximately 38 cm x 25 cm

Medium: Copperplate engraving

Date: 1754

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