Dapper’s Map of Madagascar Printed Area Measurement_32.5 x 40 cm A difficult book to find

A difficult book to find in totally unsophisticated condition

Contemporary tree calf with Greek key pattern border tooled in gilt on the covers

The plans were divided between two thick A5 folders and a booklet: our folder

Jacques Nicolas Bellin the elder (1703-1772) was first chief hydrographic engineer of the "Dépôt des cartes

Dapper’s Map of Madagascar Printed Area Measurement_32.5 x 40 cm A difficult book to findInsula S. Laurentii, vulgo Madagascar The name 'Isle of St Laurence' was given by the Portuguese, who landed on Madagascar on St Laurence's day (February 2nd) 1506. They were the first Europeans to arrive, although Arab traders had been visiting since at least the ninth century. As can be seen on the map, in the seventeenth century the interior remained relatively unexplored and most of the known settlements were on the East coast. The cartography