Original 1758 copperplate engraved antique map of the island of Jamaica by French hydrographer and geographer Jacques-Nicolas Bellin, printed more than 265 years ago.

• The image area measures 20.7 x 32 cm [8" x 12½"], and the map is titled "Carte de l'Isle de la Jamaique, Par le S. Bellin Ingén. de la Marine 1758. Echelle de Lieues Marines de France."



• Topography is shown in relief, giving the map a very handsome, dramatic appearance, with a profusion of detail along the coast and a network of roads in the interior.



• Longitude is measured from Paris, and rhumb lines radiate from a compass rose above the decorative title cartouche.



• Condition:  This map is in excellent condition, printed on laid paper, with a bold, crisp impression and a vertical center fold, as issued. There are no rips, tears, or writing, and it is blank on the back, with no printing on the reverse side. Please see the scans and feel free to ask any questions.



• It is an original, authentic antique map, not a reproduction or modern reprint, and it is fully guaranteed to be genuine.



• Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) produced a prodigious body of work over a nearly fifty-year career. Appointed hydrographer of the French Navy at the age of eighteen, he eventually became Hydrographer to the King in 1741. He published numerous sea atlases and charts which would be reprinted into the nineteenth century, as well as many maps depicting French colonial territories in the New World. His craftsmanship and commitment to accuracy earned him a distinguished reputation as one of the world's leading cartographers, and many other European mapmakers turned to him for source material.



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