Bellin Jacques Nicolas: Description geographique du Golfe de Venise et de la Moree : avec des Remarques pour la Navigation, & des Cartes & Plans des Cotes, Villes, Ports & Mouillages

Bellin, Jacques Nicolas: Description geographique du Golfe de Venise et de la Moree : avec des Remarques pour la Navigation, & des Cartes & Plans des Cotes, Villes, Ports & Mouillages 

49 zemljopisna karata: bakrorez

Atlas venecijanskog zaljeva i Grčke,koji ukklučuje i cijelo jadransko more. Naslovna stranica koja uglavnom nedostaje je djelo Arriveta kao i 49 karata i planova, uključujući 14 preklopnih (Mletački zaljev, otoci smješteni između Istre i Dalmacija, Krf, Moreja, Korintska prevlaka, planovi Venecije, Navarino, luka Modon ili čak atenske luke). Skriven pod pomalo varljivim naslovom, ovo prilično značajno djelo je atlas obala Grčke (od Zantea do Korinta) i obala Jadranskog mora (od Brindisija do Venecije i od Triesea do Krfa), tada slabo poznat u Francuskoj . Poznato je da Bellinova djela sadrže većinu znanja koje je bilo dostupno u vrijeme kada su napisana. Zbog toga su već dugo u općoj upotrebi. Jacques Nicolas Bellin ušao je u Depo pomorskih karata i planova nedugo nakon njegova nastanka, 1721. godine, i tamo proveo cijeli život. Imenovan hidrografskim inženjerom u kolovozu 1741., utjelovio je isti tip geografa u spavaćoj sobi jer sam nikada nije putovao i ograničio se na rad na dokumentima koje su mu dali navigatori. U pedeset godina djelovanja prikupio je ogromnu masu geografskih znanja svoga vremena i, u svojstvu prvog pomorskog inženjera, izradio karte svih poznatih mora za službu brodova. Objavio je brojna djela i atlase kao što su Zemljopisni opis Gvajane 1763., Opis Antilskih otoka 1758., Opis otoka Korzike 1769. ili Neptun François 1773. Bio je član Akademije mornarice i Kraljevskog društva u Londonu. Njegovi najpoznatiji atlasi su "Hydrographique Francais" u 2 sveska (1756-1765) i "Petit Atlas Francais" u 5 svezaka (1763) koji je 1765. doživio reizdanje pod naslovom "Petit Atlas Maritime". Izradio je i atlas priložen djelu Abbe Prevosta "Histoire Generale des Voyages (1746-1757)".

Ex libris: grbovni ekslibris Boistel d'Welles, mokri pečat na naslovu (početak 20. st.)

Bellin, Jacques Nicolas (1703-1772), francuski kartograf i kraljevski hidrograf. S obzirom na to da je bio glavni francuski pomorski kartograf, izradio je velik broj pomorskih karata, posebno onih koje su se odnosile na francuske kolonije.

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Bellin, Jacques Nicolas: Description geographique du Golfe de Venise et de la Moree : avec des Remarques pour la Navigation, & des Cartes & Plans des Cotes, Villes, Ports & Mouillages 

49 geographical maps: copper engraving

Atlas of the Venetian Gulf and Greece, which includes the entire Adriatic Sea. The title page is mostly missing and it is the work of Arrivet as well as 49 maps and plans, including 14 folding ones (Gulf of Venice, islands located between Istria and Dalmatia, Corfu, Morea, Isthmus of Corinth, plans of Venice, Navarino, Port of Modon or even the port of Athens). Hidden under a somewhat misleading title, this rather significant work is an atlas of the coasts of Greece (from Zante to Corinth) and the coast of the Adriatic Sea (from Brindisi to Venice and from Triese to Corfu), then little known in France. Bellino's works are known to contain most of the knowledge available at the time they were written. This is why they have been in general use for a long time. Jacques Nicolas Bellin entered the Depot of Naval Charts and Plans shortly after its creation, in 1721, and spent his entire life there. Appointed hydrographic engineer in August 1741, he embodied the same type of bedroom geographer as he never traveled himself and limited himself to working on documents given to him by navigators. In his fifty years of activity, he collected a huge amount of geographical knowledge of his time and, as the first marine engineer, created maps of all known seas for the service of ships. He published numerous works and atlases such as the Geographical Description of Guyana in 1763, the Description of the Antilles in 1758, the Description of the Island of Corsica in 1769, or the Neptune François in 1773. He was a member of the Naval Academy and the Royal Society in London. His most famous atlases are "Hydrographique Francais" in 2 volumes (1756-1765) and "Petit Atlas Francais" in 5 volumes (1763), which was republished in 1765 under the title "Petit Atlas Maritime". He also created the atlas attached to Abbe Prevost's work "Histoire Generale des Voyages (1746-1757)".

Ex libris: Boistel d'Welles armorial ex-libris, wet seal on the title (beginning of the 20th century)

Bellin, Jacques Nicolas (1703-1772), French cartographer and royal hydrographer. Considering that he was the main French maritime cartographer, he produced a large number of nautical charts, especially those relating to the French colonies.

Publisher: Didot Pierre 
Place of publication: Paris
Year of publication: 1771
Number of pages: 235
Dimensions: 20.5x26cm
Binding: Hard
Condition: Very good