World 1748 by Bellin rare decorative 4 sheet large antique map set War & military Fine and uncommon old lithographed

Fine and uncommon old lithographed map with original hand color

Hand-made paper

Atlantes Neerlandici

Plan of Delhi and its Environs

World 1748 by Bellin rare decorative 4 sheet large antique map set War & military Fine and uncommon old lithographedEssay d'une Carte Reduite Contenant les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre (World map in 4 sheets, Ottoman Empire, Barbary, Moscovie, Persia, Tibet) Issued 1749, Paris by N. Bellin Fine and scarce engraved world map in four sections, as issued. There are variant editions of this map, this being the very scarce 4 sheet example. With a beautiful ornate large title cartouche, two compass roses. Fascinating depiction of North America, with a speculative