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1780CARTE DU GOLPHE DE St LAURENT et Pays VoisinsMap shows the Gulf of St Laurence and New Fundland, Canada.;History: Newfoundland is the site of the only authenticated Norse settlement in North America.The first European visitors to Newfoundland were Portuguese, Spanish, French, Dutch and English migratory fishermen and whalers.The island was visited by the Genoese navigator John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto), working under contract to King Henry VII of England on his expedition from Bristol in 1497. In 1501, Portuguese explorers Gaspar Corte-Real and his brother Miguel Corte-Real charted part of the coast of Newfoundland in a failed attempt to find the Northwest Passage.After European settlement, colonists first called the island Terra Nova, from New Land in Portuguese and Latin.The name Newfoundland in popular discourse came from people discussing the New found land in the new world.On August 5, 1583, Sir Humphrey Gilbert claimed Newfoundland as Englands first overseas colony under Royal Charter of Queen Elizabeth I of England.The indigenous people on the island at the time of European settlement were the Beothuk, who spoke an Amerindian language of the same name.Later immigrants developed a variety of dialects associated with settlement on the island: Newfoundland English, Newfoundland French.Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772) was among the most important mapmakers of the eighteenth century.In 1721, at only the age of 18, he was appointed Hydrographerto the French Navy. In August 1741, he became the firstIngandeacute;nieur de la Marineof theDandeacute;pandocirc;tdes cartes et plans de la Marine(the French Hydrographic Office) and was named Official Hydrographer of the French King. During his term as Official Hydrographer, theDandeacute;pandocirc;twas the one of themost active centers for the production of sea charts and maps in Europe. Their output included afolio-format sea atlas of France, theNeptune Francois. He also produced a number of sea atlases of the world, including theAtlas Maritimeand theHydrographieFrancaise. These gained fame anddistinctionall over Europe and were republished throughout the eighteenth and even in the nineteenthcentury.Bellin also producedsmaller format maps such as the 1764Petit Atlas Maritime, containing 580 finely-detailed charts. He also contributeda number of maps forthe 15-volumeHistoire Generale des Voyagesof Antoine Franandccedil;ois Prandeacute;vost.Bellin set a very high standard of workmanship and accuracy, cementing Frances leading rolein European cartography and geography during this period. Many of his maps were copied by other mapmakers across the continent.Size approx 37cm x 23.5cm with folds folds as issued. Generally good condition with later hand colour.Antique Paper Company are a long established family business selling original antique prints, maps engravings as well as many other paper antiques such as original vintage Decorative Posters, Ephemera, Stamps Postal History, Manuscripts, Antiquarian Books much more. We are always looking to buy and have up to andpound;500,000 in immediate funds available. We are looking for exceptional single items, better collections, original archives, Atlases, Libraries, accumulations etc and have previously purchased from Major Institutions, Libraries, Collectors, Solicitors many other sources. We are happy to travel almost anywhere in the world for the right opportunities. So please do get in touch if you are considering selling your Antique Paper collectables. N° de ref. del artículo BM3-46-4999341
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