Original 1757 Hand-Colored Chesapeake Bay Map by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin | Copper Engraving | Custom Framed Matted and published in Philadelphia

and published in Philadelphia

an Historical and Descriptive Sketch of the District of Columbia

5 x 4 x 41

published in the December 31

Original 1757 Hand-Colored Chesapeake Bay Map by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin | Copper Engraving | Custom Framed Matted and published in PhiladelphiaAn authentic hand colored copperplate engraved map of the Chesapeake Bay, engraved by the renowned French Royal Hydrographer Jacques Nicolas Bellin and published in 1757. This finely engraved map depicts the Chesapeake Bay and surrounding portions of present day Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and the lower Susquehanna River watershed. The decorative title cartouche and period hand coloring make this an exceptional example of one of the most influential