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115 - PREVOST. BELLIN.
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Estimate €400 - €500
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PREVOST. BELLIN. Atlas of Maps from the *General History of Voyages*. Paris, (1748). Quarto, 72 out of 73 maps, contemporary half-basane with corner pieces, ribbed spine, gilt title (binding rubbed, head and foot caps torn off, one map detached with a small loss, the first map oxidised and restored, minor marginal defects). Atlas of maps accompanying Prévost’s ‘Voyages’. Maps by Maurepas, Bellin and Cook. Numerous double-page and fold-out maps, with a few single-page maps. 72 copper-engraved maps in black (out of 73), including numerous fold-out or double-page maps. Notably complete with the large map *Essay D’Une Carte Reduite Contenant Les Parties Conneuees Du Globe Terrestre Dedie a M. Le Comte De Maurepas*: From an Australian perspective, this is an important French world map, engraved and hand-coloured, depicting the hypothetical east coast of Australia; it popularised Bellin’s work and shows Tasman’s discoveries on the west coast of New Zealand. The map erroneously connects New Guinea to the Land of the Holy Spirit, an error corrected by Cook’s voyage some twenty years later. North America is depicted here with the Great Lakes connected to the west coast by a vast river. It features a large title cartouche adorned with a coat of arms flanked by eagles; there are also two compass roses (north and south).
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