Carte De La Tartarie Orientale – C1770s

Paris: 1738 - 1775. Detailed copper engraved map of northeast Asia and Manchuria, showing the island "Sagallan Anga Hata" or "Isle de Bouche Noire". From Prevost's "L'Histoire Generale des Voyages".

Bellin (1703 - 1772), one of the most noted French mapmakers of the 18th century, was named the hydrographer (chief cartographer) to the French Navy, and later, the Official Hydrographer to the French King.