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Map Map of French Guyana and of the Island of Cayenne. Carte de la Guyane françoise et l'isle de Cayenne

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Title

  • Map of French Guyana and of the Island of Cayenne.

Other Title

  • Carte de la Guyane françoise et l'isle de Cayenne

Summary

  • This map of French Guyana and the island of Cayenne is by Jacques Bellin (1703-72), a prolific cartographer attached to the French Marine Office. It reflects the careful mapping of bays, seas, and harbors that characterized 18th-century French naval cartography. In addition to the detailed information about the coast, Bellin's map includes notes about the interior of this part of South America, much of which was still largely uncharted by the Europeans.

Names

  • Bellin, Jacques-Nicolas, 1703-1772 Cartographer.

Created / Published

  • Versailles, France : [publisher not identified], 1763.

Headings

  • -  France--French Guiana--Cayenne
  • -  1763

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 1 map : 40 x 58.5 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: National Library of Brazil.
  • -  Content in French.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021668386

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  • compressed data
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Chicago citation style:

Bellin, Jacques-Nicolas, Cartographer. Map of French Guyana and of the Island of Cayenne. [Versailles, France: publisher not identified, 1763] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668386/.

APA citation style:

Bellin, J. (1763) Map of French Guyana and of the Island of Cayenne. [Versailles, France: publisher not identified] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668386/.

MLA citation style:

Bellin, Jacques-Nicolas, Cartographer. Map of French Guyana and of the Island of Cayenne. [Versailles, France: publisher not identified, 1763] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021668386/>.