1748 J N Bellin Large Antique World Map on Mercators Projection - 27007 Ornithology to which the eastern portions

to which the eastern portions of the Kingdom of Prussia were added

designed by the famous Scottish architect and publisher Colen Campbell was engraved in 1724 - dated - by the Dutch engraver Henry Hulsbergh - and was published in the 1724 edition of Campbells monumental architectural publication Vitruvius Britannicus or The British Architect

and more especially of King William IV

originally a sculptor

1748 J N Bellin Large Antique World Map on Mercators Projection - 27007 Ornithology to which the eastern portionsTitle : Essay d une Carte Reduite Contenant les parties connuees Du Globe Terrestre 1748 Date : 1748 Size: 28 1 2in x 21in (725mm x 535mm) Condition: (A) Very Good Condition Ref: 27007 Description: This large original hand coloured copper plate engraved antique World Map, on Mercators Projection was engraved in 1748 by Jacques Nicolas Bellin dated in the title. General Definitions: Paper thickness and quality: Heavy and stable Paper color : off white