Map of Bas du Fort, Guadeloupe
Date
1764
Creator
Jean-Baptiste Croisey (1740 - 1810, French) , Engraver
After
Jacques Nicolas Bellin (1703 - 1772, French) , Hydrographer
Object type
Library reference
27356
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 220mm
width (print): 170mm
width (print): 170mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Map of Fort Louis on the island of Grande-Terre, part of Guadeloupe in the Caribbean Sea. This area is now known as Bas du Fort in the Le Gosier region of Grande-Terre. The Grande Baie can be seen at the lower edge of the map with the Îlet à Cochons shown at the top. The orientation of the map is incorrect, with the north arrow actually pointing west.
Plate 89 from Le petit atlas maritime: recueil de cartes et plans des quatre parties du monde; en cinq volumes ... vol.1, by Jacques-Nicholas Bellin (Paris, Ministere de la Marine, 1764).
Inscribed top right: ‘Tome I. No.89.’ With a cartouche lower left: ‘ENVIRONS DU FORT LOUIS / de la Guadeloupe / Echelle de Deux Cent Toises.’
Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772), French hydrographer, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1753.
Plate 89 from Le petit atlas maritime: recueil de cartes et plans des quatre parties du monde; en cinq volumes ... vol.1, by Jacques-Nicholas Bellin (Paris, Ministere de la Marine, 1764).
Inscribed top right: ‘Tome I. No.89.’ With a cartouche lower left: ‘ENVIRONS DU FORT LOUIS / de la Guadeloupe / Echelle de Deux Cent Toises.’
Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772), French hydrographer, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1753.