This is an updated version of Bellin's large-scale chart of the world on Mercator's projection, which was first published in 1755. The northwest coast of North America and the opposite coast of Asia have been revised using information from Cook's voyages, and Alaska appears in a rudimentary shape. Gone is the spurious river/lake network that provided a possible Northwest Passage. There are notations concerning the supposed discoveries of Admiral Fuentes and the continued search for the passage by the British, but the possibility of a Northwest Passage is discounted by Bellin, who writes that the theory is "suspect" and "there is reason to believe that there is none." Several new islands appear in the oceans, including the Iles Sandwich (Hawaii) where Cook met his demise. Australia and New Zealand reflect the discoveries of Capt. Cook, but Tasmania is still attached to Australia. Issued by the Depot de la Marine with their seal at bottom right and Prix. Trente Sols below neatline. Dated 1784, but published post French Revolution as the title has been changed from du Roy to Francais.

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Condition: B+

On heavy, watermarked paper with minor soiling and a few extraneous creases.