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BELLIN, Jacques Nicolas (1703-1772). La Riviere du Detroit, Depuis le Lac Sainte Claire jusqu'au Lac Erie. Paris, 1764.
Engraved plan of Detroit, image 227 x 332 mm (319 x 459 mm sheet).
The first printed map of Detroit, published in Bellin's Atlas Le Petit Atlas maritime recueil de cartes et plans des quatre parties du Monde, Paris, 1764. Jacques Nicolas Bellin held offical status as royal hydrographer and ingéniuer géographe de la marine et du Dépot des Cartes et Plans. He was responsible for compiling atlases of sailing charts for military and offical use as well as for commercial publication. Reps The Making of Urban America pp. 71-73; Tooley, America p.210.
Engraved plan of Detroit, image 227 x 332 mm (319 x 459 mm sheet).
The first printed map of Detroit, published in Bellin's Atlas Le Petit Atlas maritime recueil de cartes et plans des quatre parties du Monde, Paris, 1764. Jacques Nicolas Bellin held offical status as royal hydrographer and ingéniuer géographe de la marine et du Dépot des Cartes et Plans. He was responsible for compiling atlases of sailing charts for military and offical use as well as for commercial publication. Reps The Making of Urban America pp. 71-73; Tooley, America p.210.