1748 J N Bellin Large Antique World Map on Mercators Projection - 27007 Norway To meet this competition Hondius

To meet this competition Hondius added about 40 maps to Mercator's original number and from 1606 published enlarged editions in many languages

was occupied in the early seventeenth century by a windmill used to pump water

that includes the east coast of Ireland's

the War of Jenkins Ear (1739–42) which became the War of the Austrian Succession (1740–48)

1748 J N Bellin Large Antique World Map on Mercators Projection - 27007 Norway To meet this competition HondiusTitle : Essay d une Carte Reduite Contenant les parties connuees Du Globe Terrestre 1748 Date : 1748 Size: 28 1 2in x 21in (725mm x 535mm) Condition: (A) Very Good Condition Ref: 27007 Description: This large original hand coloured copper plate engraved antique World Map, on Mercators Projection was engraved in 1748 by Jacques Nicolas Bellin dated in the title. General Definitions: Paper thickness and quality: Heavy and stable Paper color : off white