Cartagena Columbia city plan 1756 Bellin attractive antique hand color map

Plan de la Ville
de Carthagene
des Indes

(Cartagena, Colombia)

Issued Paris, 1756 by JN Bellin.

Key down right side identifies 29 specific locations within the map. Terrain is shown, title and distance scales sit within a baroque strapwork cartouche lower left.

Charming antique copper engraved city plan, with pleasing full hand color.  Relatively few examples of this mid 18th century map are ever encountered with such nice detailed hand color.

The image display a cartographic style quite unique to this historical era. Utterly unlike anything produced today and of modern aesthetic appeal for this reason.

Print paper and engraved area remains well preserved. Some light age wear or surface spotting/ soiling which is visible within the scan, nothing offensive or severe, overall remains visually attractive and historically interesting.

Nice old antique map, entirely worthy of display, resale, gift-giving, etc.

Sheet measures c.  14 3/4" W x 9 3/4" H.

Printed area measures c. 12 1/2" W x 7 1/4" H.

Folio. Original fold lines as issued.

Tooleys Dictionary of Mapmakers, v. 1

[R9095]

Paper and image remains overall clean & sound. Old maps & prints often display small minor repairs on the back, could have uneven blank margins, might have extraneous minor thin creases or other small minor age flaws which do not detract from the visual appeal or value. Condition is carefully considered in arriving at our price.

A picture is worth a thousand words. The photos are a major part of the item description. Please examine them closely, as what you see is what we will send you.

[note: we grade conservatively and always seek to disclose any noteworthy flaws.].