{"product_id":"bellin-s-map-of-angola","title":"Bellin’s Map of Angola","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eKarte von der Küste von Angola von dem Flusse Bengo bis an den Fluss Quanza\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis map show the coastline of northern Angola between the rivers Bengo and Cuanza, with Luanda and the neighbouring Portuguese fort, from the German edition of Prévost's Voyages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJacques Nicolas Bellin the elder (1703-1772) was first chief hydrographic engineer of the Dépôt des cartes, plans et journaux du Ministère de la Marine, charged by the French king with mapping the coasts of France first and then the rest of the world. He was also a member of the Royal Society of London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBellin compiled the maps for Prévost's Histoire Générale des Voyages, and he later reworked them for his Petit Atlas Francaise and his Petit Atlas Maritime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCopper engraving, 21.5 x 27.5 cm, modern hand-colour, tiny wormtrack in the body of the map, blank verso.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/products\/8084i.jpg?v=1628606061\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45282077507766,"sku":"8084","price":106.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/8251\/1286\/files\/8084.jpg?v=1784871673","url":"https:\/\/mhkshopmotfy.com\/products\/bellin-s-map-of-angola","provider":"Mhkshopmotfy","version":"1.0","type":"link"}