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MAP OF THE ISLAND OF LASTOVO WITH ANCHORAGES IN FRONT OF THE PORT

MAP OF THE ISLAND OF LASTOVO WITH ANCHORAGES IN FRONT OF THE PORT

Inventory number 565
Original title: Plan du Mouillage situé dans la Partie du N.O. de l`Isle d`Agosta
Publishing year: 1771
Place of publishing and publisher: Paris
Format: 15,2 x 20,3 cm
Technique: Partially coloured copper engraving

The map shows the sheltered northwestern Lastovo Port of Pasadur with substantial information about the depth of the sea and the anchorages in the bay. The Island of Vlašnik, both Islands of Maslovnjak (Mali and Veli) and the Makarac islet are pronounced. It is interesting that the French hydrograph also recorded the shallows, marked as sandbanks, especially the one towards the Prežba islet. The engraving is slightly and inconspicuously coloured, especially the floral cartouche frame in the lower right corner. In addition to the title, it contains a graphical scale measured in a unit of 500 fathoms (Toises). Along the upper edge, towards the open Adriatic is a wind rose, divided into 16 segments, with a lily symbol indicating that the north is located along the upper edge of the map. There are no marked settlements, and the relief is highlighted by the shading of mounds or molehills. In the northeast corner of the map, towards the open sea (Golphe de Venise), several sandbanks are indicated as potentially hazardous navigable sites. Above the top edge of the map is the plate mark P. 25. In terms of style and content, the map is part of Bellin's maps of the Croatian coast, kept in the Felbar Collection, and even in terms of dimension it corresponds to similar items (inv. no. 533, 495, 496, 497, 498).

BELLIN, JACQUES NICOLAS
Bellin, Jacques Nicolas (1703-1772) was a famous French cartographer who spent many years in the French Hydrograph Service. In 1772, Bellin was appointed the first « Ingenieur Hydrographe de la Marine » (Dépôt des Cartes et Plans de la Marine), as well as later in life “Hydrograph to the King”. As the first French marine cartographer, he made many maps. He is best known for his high quality sea charts of the French colonies, including those located in North America. Bellin’s other works include atlases out of which the most noted are: «Hydrographique Francais» in 2 volumes (1756-1765) and «Petit Atlas Francais» in 5 volumes (1763), republished in 1765 under the title «Petit Atlas Maritime». He engraved world maps for Abbe Prevost’s work «Histoire Generale des Voyages (1746-1757)». For their popularity and high esteem they enjoyed, many cartographers inserted his maps in their atlases long beyond Bellin’s life span.
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