1747 PREVOST BELLIN Antique H/C Map: BAY OF BENIN LAGOS WEST AFRICA, CARTOUCHE

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Seller: antiquusgallery ✉️ (1,956) 100%, Location: Hoboken, New Jersey, US, Ships to: US, Item: 332446454409 1747 PREVOST BELLIN Antique H/C Map: BAY OF BENIN LAGOS WEST AFRICA, CARTOUCHE.

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MAP OF THE BAY OF BENIN AND PARTS OF GUINEA COAST - RARE FIRST EDITION PRINT.  Authentic antique copper plate engraved map on medium-thin laid paper (fine, later hand-coloring) from:   PREVOST & BELLIN  "Histoire générale des voyages, ou Nouvelle Collection de toutes les Relations de Voyages par Mer et par Terre, Qui  ont été publiées jusqu'à présent dans les différentes Langues de toutes les Nations connues: Contenant ce qu'il y a de plus remarquable, de plus utile et de mieux avéré dans les Pays ou les Voyageurs ont pénétré, touchant leur Situation, leur Etendue, leurs Limites, leurs Divisions, leur Climat, leur Terroir, leurs Productions, leurs Lacs, leurs Rivières, leurs Montagnes, leurs Mines, leurs Cités & leurs principales Villes, leurs Ports, leurs Rades, leurs Edifices, &c. Avec les Moeurs et les Usages des Habitans, leur Religion, leur Gouvernement, leurs Arts et leurs Sciences, leur Commerce et leurs Manufactures; Pour Former un système complet d'Histoire et de Géographie Moderne, qui représentera l'état actuel de toutes les Nations: Enrichi de Cartes Géographiques Nouvellement composés sur les Observations les plus autentiques, de Plans et de Perspectives; de Figures d'Animaux, de Végétaux, Habits, Antiquités, &c. " Publisher: Paris, Chez Didot, 1747. First edition. Full Page Size (with blank margins):  app.   10” x 12.5" ~This highly-detailed, masterful example of copper plate engraving is 270  years old~  

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Condition:  

Folding sheet as published. Creasing, light offset, some creasing; light age-staining; paper edges browned; rough edge where page was bound into the book. Reverse side is blank. Actual colors will vary from the scan due to computer calibration inconsistencies. All antique / vintage paper has odor due to aging. This is the exact print you will receive. Please magnify and carefully examine the entire scan to judge condition.

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  • Condition: NEARLY EXCELLENT - creasing left margin, light age-staining, some paper toning, light offset. Please examine the scan. Fine, later hand-coloring. Folding sheet as published.
  • Printing Technique: Copper Plate
  • Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
  • Region: Africa
  • Year: 1747
  • Country/Region: Benin
  • Topic: Antiques
  • Publication Year: 1747
  • Date Range: 1700-1799

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