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85 - French Guiana – BELLIN (J. N.). Geographical Description of …
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Estimate €650 - €1,000
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French Guiana – BELLIN (J. N.). Geographical Description of French Guiana. Paris, Didot, 1763. n-4, speckled calfskin, richly decorated ribbed spine, triple gilt fillet framing the covers Maps included: - Map of French Guiana - Course of the Orinoco - Map of a section of the Orinoco’s course - Map of the mouth of the Poumaron River - Map of the mouths of the Demerary and Essequebe rivers - Map of the mouth of the Berbiche River - Map of the mouths of the Copename and Saramecca rivers - Map of the mouth of the Corentyn River - Map of a large part of the Colony of Suriname - Map of the coasts of French Guiana - Map of the mouth of the Marony River - Map of the mouth of the Kourou River - Map of the Island of Cayenne - Mouth of the Aprouak River - Mouths of the Ouyapoco and Couripi rivers - Map of the island of Cayenne - Plan of the city of Cayenne - Portuguese Guiana - Port of Cayenne - Plan of the city of Paramaribo Plates showing: - Trees and fruits of French Guiana, namely the banana tree, the fig tree, a bunch of bananas or plantains, and the coconut palm - Trees and plants of French Guiana, the coconut palm, a bunch of coconuts and a coconut stripped of its husk. A calabash tree with its leaves and fruit - A series of trees and plants: the coffee tree and its fruit, the paper tree and its fruit, sugar cane, the stalk and the leaves - View of an indigo plantation and the work carried out there - Various ornaments and adornments of the Indians of French Guiana (binding damaged in places, a few holes, water stains, foxing, 1 front page detached, 4 maps and 5 plates missing)
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