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1763 BELLIN, J.N. - L'Isle Formose et parties des Costes de la Chine. . .
L'Isle Formose et parties des Costes de la Chine. . .
| Maker: | BELLIN, J.N. | |
| Date: | Paris, 1763 | |
| Colored: | Colored. | |
| Size: | 236 x 285 mm / 9.3 x 11.2 inches | |
| Condition: | In good condition. | |
Description
This well-known map of Taiwan was prepared by Jacques Nicolas Bellin and was based on Jesuit information. The text along the island's east coast claims: Of this coast, little is known.
The map also shows part of the coast of China and the Island of Magong. The map marks the ruins of Fort Zeelandia and the fort at Keelung. The east coast still has the river that separates a section of the land from the island proper.
Down in the Anping area, we find the words Taiouan or Taivan. The island is called Formosa; this is the first time we see the word Taiwan (Taivan) on a map.
More about Taiwan or Ilha-Formosa maps. [+]
Reference: The mapping of Taiwan, pp. 76,77.
Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703-
Bellin joined the "Dépôt des cartes et plans de la Marine" at the age of 18, an institution created in 1720 to centralize the kingdom's nautical documents. A self-taught man, he rose through the ranks despite an early disagreement with his superior Philippe Buache.His career took on an official dimension on August 1, 1741, when Louis XV appointed him hydrographic engineer of the Navy. A member of the French Naval Academy and the Royal Society of London, Bellin embodied the "cabinet cartographer": he never crossed the Atlantic, but meticulously compiled the logbooks and records of navigators to correct his maps.
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We offer many maps in their original black and white condition. We do not systematically color-up maps to make them more sellable to the general public or buyer.
Copper engraved or wood block maps are always hand colored. Maps were initially colored for aesthetic reasons and to improve readability. Nowadays, it is becoming a challenge to find maps in their original colors and are therefor more valuable.
We use the following color keys in our catalog:
Original colors; mean that the colors have been applied around the time the map was issued.
Original o/l colors; means the map has only the borders colored at the time of publication.
Colored; If the colors are applied recently or at the end of the 20th century.
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