Plan de la Ville et Forteresse de Malaca - Bellin 1750 Chief Cities or Towns

Chief Cities or Towns

tropical landscape with towering Banyan-like trees and the jagged peaks of the Luzon interior

Toponymy: Features early French spellings of major islands

Geographic and Maritime Detail

Technique: Steelplate engraving with original hand-outline colouring

Plan de la Ville et Forteresse de Malaca - Bellin 1750 Chief Cities or TownsPlan de la Ville et Forteresse de Malaca Drawn Published by: Jacques Nicolas Bellin Engraved by: Jakob van der Schley Published in: Paris The Hague Year: 1750 From: Histoire Gnrale des Voyages by Abb Prvost Condition: Hand coloured copperplate engraving; professionally matted. A Definitive Plan of the "Gibraltar of the East" This fine 1750 plan by Jacques Nicolas Bellin, the premier hydrographer to the King of France, provides a detailed architectural