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| Keywords: 1765 Bonne Map of West Africa, the Gulf of Guinea, and Benin - Geographicus - GulfofGuinee-bellin-1765.jpg This is a rare and attractive 1765 J N Bellin nautical chart or map of West Africa Depicts the African coast from Sierra Leone south past the Bay of Benin and the Gulf of Guinea to Cape Lopez This roughly consists of the modern day nations of Guinea Sierra Leone Liberia Ivory Coast Ghana Togo Benin Nigeria Cameroon Equatorial Guinea and Gabon Offers superb costal detail with most major ports and rivers listed Depth soundings dot the coast and rumb-lines fill the sea To the left and right of the decorative central title cartouche there are eight coastal views Prepared by Jacques Nicholas Bellin for issue in 1765 by the French Dépôt de la Marine 1765 dated Size in 35 21 5 object history credit line accession number GulfofGuinee-bellin-1765 Geographicus-source PD-old-100 1760s maps of Africa 1765 maps Old nautical charts Maps by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin | ||||
