Antique Print of Amsterdam and St. Paul Island by Bellin '1753'

Reference
CD-12299
Maker
Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (Artist)
Date
1753
Region
Europe
Category
Engraving
Sheet size
25.6 x 18.8 cm (10.1 x 7.4 in)
Condition
Good
Availability
Available
Price
EUR 95

Antique print titled 'Isle d'Amsterdam, Isle St. Paul'. Two images on one sheet depicting Amsterdam and St. Paul island. The Dutch captain Anthonie van Diemen named it island Nieuw Amsterdam after his ship on 17 June 1633 in turn named after the Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam that later became New York City. St.Paul Island, Île Saint-Paul was first discovered in 1559 by the Portuguese. The island was mapped, described in detail and painted by members of the crew of the Nau São Paulo, among them the Father Manuel Alvares and the chemist Henrique Dias. Originates from Prévost's 'Histoire générale des voyages'.

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