1700s Map - HINDOOSTAN - KASHMIR - CEYLON Himalayas Start Price USD 79.99 Current Price USD 79.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, October 21, 2008 End Time Thursday, November 20, 2008 Location North of Seattle See more about '1700s Map - HINDOOSTAN - KASHMIR - CEYLON Himalayas' Description       1.888.656.2006   or   1.604.922.2444       questions@voyager-press.com Search by Topic Africa America - North America -South Arabia - Middle East Arctic - Antarctic Asia - Central Asia - China & Japan Asia - Southeast Australia & Pacific Bibliographies Europe Globes Graphic Arts Literature Maps & Prints Mountaineering Natural History Russia Sciences Signed & Inscribed Sir Richard F. Burton     An Original Antique Map of Hindoostan - In Two Sheets Map Title: Karte von Indostan - nach den neuesten Karten welche mit den Nachrichten und Geographischen Beschreibungen in der allemeinen Historie der Reisen verglichen worden I. Blatt - Fortsetzung der Karte von Indostan II. Blatt Printed: Mid-1700's A remarkably detailed map of India in two sheets.   Sheet I: Northern India and Tibet, including also Persia, Pakistan and Afghanistan with Kabul.   Sheet II: Southern India with Sri Lanka (here named Ceylon).  This is an original map in two sheets from Pierre de Hondt's German translation of l'Abbe Prevost's Histoire Générale des Voyages, published between 1747 to 1780. Map text is in German. Very faint moisture mark to upper margin, otherwise Very Good Condition, bright with strong impression. Suitable for framing. Map in Two Sheets measuring 9.5 inches x 15.5 inches (25 cm x 40 cm) and 9.0 inches x 11.5 inches (23 cm x 28.5 cm) Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) worked for the Dépot des Cartes et Plans de la Marine over fifty years. In 1741 he was appointed ingénieur hydrographe de la Marine. Later J.N. Bellin become 'Hidrographe du Roy' and a member of the Royal Society in London. In 1764 J.N. Bellin published 'Petit atlas maritime...' in five volumes which contained several hundred maps. Among his other works are maps to l'Abbe Prevost's Histoire Générale des Voyages (1746-1757). Bellin also produced many accurate and finely engraved separately issued maps.   Powered by eBay Turbo ListerThe free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. Place a Bid!