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Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) was among the most important mapmakers of the eighteenth century. In 1721, at only the age of 18, he was appointed Hydrographer to the French Navy. In August 1741, he became the first Ingénieur de la Marine of the Dépôt des cartes et plans de la Marine (the French Hydrographic Office) and was named Official Hydrographer of the French King.
During his term as Official Hydrographer, the Dépôt was the one of the most active centers for the production of sea charts and maps in Europe. Their output included a folio-format sea atlas of France, the Neptune Francois. He also produced a number of sea atlases of the world, including the Atlas Maritime and the Hydrographie Francaise. These gained fame and distinction all over Europe and were republished throughout the eighteenth and even in the nineteenth century.
Bellin also produced smaller format maps such as the 1764 Petit Atlas Maritime, containing 580 finely-detailed charts. He also contributed a number of maps for the 15-volume Histoire Generale des Voyages of Antoine François Prévost.
Bellin set a very high standard of workmanship and accuracy, cementing France's leading role in European cartography and geography during this period. Many of his maps were copied by other mapmakers across the continent.
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Paris? / 1758 circa
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11 x 8 inches
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Paris / 1764
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58758
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Paris / 1764
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60739
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Paris / 1747
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9 x 11.5 inches
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VG
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Paris / 1764
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5.5 x 8 inches
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VG+
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73637
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Paris ? / 1757
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Leipzig / 1756
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22 x 16 inches
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VG
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91082
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Paris / 1764
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Paris / 1750 circa
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12 x 11.5 inches
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68559
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Paris / 1764
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6.5 x 8.5 inches
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Paris / 1763
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11 x 8.5 inches
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40868
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Paris / 1762
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21.5 x 35 inches
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77500
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Paris / 1770
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22 x 15 inches
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80042
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Paris / 1772
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Paris / 1745
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21 x 29.5 inches
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Paris / 1745
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Paris / 1758
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Paris / 1761
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34 x 22.5 inches
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Paris / 1764
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Paris / 1764
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Paris / 1764
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Paris / 1764
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Paris / 1760 circa
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Paris / 1757
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Paris / 1757
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Paris / 1764
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Paris / 1764
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Paris / 1764
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Paris / 1764
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Paris / 1764
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Paris / 1764
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Paris / 1764
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Paris / 1764
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Paris / 1757
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Paris / 1764
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Paris / 1764
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6.7 x 8.5 inches
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Paris / 1764 circa
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19 x 26 inches
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Paris / 1764
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Paris / 1764
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Paris / 1764
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Paris / 1764
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Paris / 1764
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Paris / 1763
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7 x 9 inches
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Paris / 1760
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7 x 9 inches
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Paris / 1764
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Paris / 1764
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Paris / 1764 circa
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Paris / 1764
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Paris / 1764
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Paris / 1764
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Paris / 1755
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Paris / 1743
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Paris / 1761
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Paris / 1757
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Paris / 1764
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Paris / 1757
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Paris / 1757
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Paris / 1752
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Paris / 1764
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Paris / 1764
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Paris / 1764
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Paris / 1764
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Paris / 1757
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Paris / 1757
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Paris / 1757
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Paris / 1735
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21 x 16.5 inches
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Paris / 1757
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13115
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Paris / 1752
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12.5 x 8 inches
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VG
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97124
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Paris / 1757
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11.5 x 8 inches
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28125
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Paris / 1757
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Paris / 1745
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11.5 x 8 inches
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10888
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Paris / 1757
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Paris / 1764
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7 x 9 inches
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VG
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27785
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Paris / 1764
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73530
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Paris / 1780
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22 x 22 inches
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Paris / 1780
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Paris / 1780
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Paris / 1780
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Paris / 1780
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Paris / 1780
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22 x 22 inches
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Paris / 1780
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21 x 21 inches
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70355
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Paris / 1780
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21 x 21 inches
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VG
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73986
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Paris / 1780 circa
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21.5 x 21 inches
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89804
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Paris / 1757
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11 x 11 inches
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Paris / 1757
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Paris / 1757
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Paris / 1764
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12 x 9 inches
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47408
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Paris / 1764
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12.5 x 9 inches
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61622
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Paris / 1764
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6.5 x 9 inches
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VG+
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72741
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Paris / 1764
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72955
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Paris / 1759
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14 x 8 inches
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55278
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Paris / 1759
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14 x 8 inches
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25872
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Paris / 1759
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14 x 8 inches
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52259
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Paris / 1759
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15 x 12 inches
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91415
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Paris / 1759
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14 x 8 inches
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0832
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Paris / 1759
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14 x 8 inches
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VG+
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13132
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Paris / 1757
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9 x 6 inches
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0783
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Paris / 1757
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9 x 6 inches
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VG+
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13021
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Paris / 1757
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9 x 6 inches
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VG+
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27924
Place/Date:
Paris / 1757
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9 x 6 inches
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VG+
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30615