Isle de Madagascar, autrement Isle de St. Laurent
Eiland Madagaskar, of St. Laurens
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[Island of Madagascar, or St. Lawrence Island]
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Unpublished reproduction (2006). (First Published 1747)
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Single Sheet
A colour reproduction of a map of Madagascar by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) who was appointed hydrographer to the French Navy in 1721, and became ingénieur hydrographe in 1741. This map is originally from a Dutch version of Bellin's world atlas published in 1750 by Pieter de Hondt, The Hague.
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Note Inscribed Alongside Map (French / Dutch)
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La Partie du Sud Est de cette Isle comprise entre la Riviere de Mandreray et celle d'Antavare demande un detail particulier qu'on ne pu insérer ici en le trouve dans la Carte du St. De Flacourt publiée en 1656.
't Zuid-ooster Deel deezea Eilands, vervat tussen de Rivieren Mandreray en Antavares, eischt meer Byzonderheid dan de Plaats hier toelaat. Men vind dezelfde, in de Kaart, Ao 1656 door Flecourt uitgegeeven.
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Note Inscribed Alongside Map (English Translation)
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The South East Part of this Island lying between the Mandreray and Antavare Rivers requires a particular detail that it has not been possible to insert here, but which can be found in the map of [Étienne] de Flacourt published in 1656.
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Notes
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- This reproduction is roughly 94% of the size of the original, which measures 219mm x 283mm. The scale of the original is approximately 1:6,850,000.
- Replicated from a map in the collection of the University of Florida Library.
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Condition of Item
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Fine.
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