Description: From an edition of "L'Hydrographie Francoise Recueil des Cartes Generales et Particulieres qui ont ete Faites pour le Service des Vaisseaux du Roy." by Bellin. Map of a part of Indonesia, Cambodia and Malaya. Cartographer/Publisher: Made by 'P. Croisey' and published by 'Jacques Nicolas Bellin'. P. Croisey worked around 1770-1800 in Versailles as engraver. Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) was one of the most important cartographers of the 18th century. With a career spanning some 50 years, Bellin is best understood as geographe de cabinet and transitional mapmaker spanning the gap between 18th and early 19th century cartographic styles.
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