MAP, Le Maire Strait, Bellin
Le Maire Strait. Jacques Nicolas Bellin, Carte du Detroit de Le Maire, Dressee sur les Journaux des Navigateurs, from Abrege de l'Histoire Generale des Voyages, 1753 (dated). Hand Color. This chart illustrates this important passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Jacob Le Maire and Willem Schouten discovered the strait in 1616, which was a much less treacherous route than the Strait of Magellan, and opened up a new trade route for the Dutch. The map is adorned with a fine compass rose.
Dimensions: 10.8 x 7.7 in
Condition Report: A sharp impression on a bright sheet of watermarked paper, issued folding with minor offsetting and light soiling along the edges of the sheet. Grade: A
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Le Maire Strait. Jacques Nicolas Bellin, Carte du Detroit de Le Maire, Dressee sur les Journaux des Navigateurs, from Abrege de l'Histoire Generale des Voyages, 1753 (dated). Hand Color. This chart illustrates this important passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Jacob Le Maire and Willem Schouten discovered the strait in 1616, which was a much less treacherous route than the Strait of Magellan, and opened up a new trade route for the Dutch. The map is adorned with a fine compass rose.
Dimensions: 10.8 x 7.7 in
Condition Report: A sharp impression on a bright sheet of watermarked paper, issued folding with minor offsetting and light soiling along the edges of the sheet. Grade: A
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