"Carte de l'Isle de la Martinique Dressee par Mr. Bellin, Ingenieur du Roy de France et de la Marine...", Bellin/Homann Heirs

This is the very handsome German edition of Bellin's large-scale chart of the island. Its meticulous topographical and nautical detail shows roads, topography, soundings, anchorages, villages, windmills, plantations, and more, made clear by the key at top right. Rhumb lines, a compass rose, and two delicate cartouches complete the composition.

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Condition: B+

A nice impression on a sheet with a Wolfeg watermark, a soft vertical misfold, and minor foxing. There are archival repairs on verso for edge tears, including a short centerfold separation at top and a tear that enters 2" into map image at bottom.