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| Keywords: 1754 Bellin Map of Veracruz, Mexico - Geographicus - Veracruz-bellin-1754.jpg This hand colored map is a c 1754 map of the Veracruz Mexico Attributed to French cartographer Jacques-Nicholas Bellin this map was issued for the French edition of Provost ™s Histoire des Voyages ¦ Beautifully rendered mountains and coastlines show the area in considerable detail Details the Ville de la Veracruz labeling many of the city ™s most important buildings including the Grand Eglise the office of the Inquisition the house of the Jesuits the governor ™s home La Douane the Maison de la Compagnie de l ™Assiente and the house of the Augustans Also notes the Fort of St Jean d ™Ulua This gigantic fort was the base of Spanish operations in Mexico for over a hundred years before being converted into a prison and ultimately a museum 1754 dated Size in 6 5 9 object history credit line accession number Veracruz-bellin-1754 Provost A <i>L`Histoire Generale des Voyages</i> 1756 Vol XII plate 7 Also issued in Bellin J N <i>Le Petit Atlas Maritime Recueil de cartes et plans des quatre parties du monde </i> Geographicus-source PD-old-100 Old maps of Mexico 1754 maps Maps of Veracruz Veracruz Veracruz historia Maps by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin | ||||
