St. Lucia Original map by Jacques Bellin, 1781 Holy Land Set of 3 original hand

Set of 3 original hand colored copper engravings of the Schloss Belvedere in Vienna from Architectural Garden Gates of the best in Europe By Johann George Oegg

light foxing and minor chip on border on upper right corner

In excellent

Jodocus Hondius was a prominent globe maker and map engraver who established his business in Amsterdam in 1593

flanked by diagrams illustrating the Copernican heliocentric system

St. Lucia Original map by Jacques Bellin, 1781 Holy Land Set of 3 original handOriginal map of the island of Saint Lucia in the Lesser Antilles by Jacques Nicolas Bellin. Map is intricately engraved to show topographical details, place names, a road that runs the length of the island to the town of Soufriere, and the minute coastal detail for which Bellin is renowned. It is nicely decorated with a rococo style cartouche. A small fleur de lis orients north to the left. The map also appeared in Gazetto Americano (1781).