This superb, large sea chart of the Baltic Sea is filled with detail along the coastlines including mountains, cities, and forests. A large inset depicts the harbor and entrance to the city of Dantzik (Gdansk). The map is centered on a compass rose with radiating rhumb lines. This chart was initially created for Jaillot's Neptune Francois and subsequently was incorporated into publications by Bellin for the Depot de la Marine. Engraved by Herman van Loon, whose imprint appears adjacent to the inset. An uncommon chart.

References: Pastoureau, NEPTUNE FRANCAIS A [2].

Condition: B+

A dark impression on a bright, watermarked sheet with a bit of offsetting and printer's ink residue. There is light dampstaining at top and a printer's crease at bottom center.