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Carte de la Baye de Sainte Helene, dressée sur les remarques des navigateurs


Bellin's detailed chart of Saint Helena Bay in what is now South Africa's Western Cape Province, from the atlas volume of Prévost d'Exiles' collection of travel narratives, Histoire Generale des Voyages. Saint Helena Bay is the site where Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama first set foot in South Africa in 1497.
Item Number: G2964
Cartographer: Bellin/Prevost d'Exiles
Place & Date: Paris / 1755
Size: 6 3/8" x 8 1/4"
Condition: b&w; light overall age toning; minor spotting
Price: $65.00