1758 Nicolas Bellin Original Antique Map of Russia The Island of Novaya Zemlya Asia was engraved by Robert Benard

was engraved by Robert Benard - after William Hodges - and was published in the 1778 French edition of Capt

Size: 24in x 20 1/2in (610mm x 520mm)

On the exploration

German composer Richard Wagner (who wrote the second act of Tristan und Isolde here between 1858 and 1859)

which was shown at the academy in 1784

1758 Nicolas Bellin Original Antique Map of Russia The Island of Novaya Zemlya Asia was engraved by Robert BenardTitle : Partie De La Mer Glaciale Contenant La Nouvelle Zemle M. Bellin 1758 Ref #: 60968 Size: 15 1 2in x 10in (380mm x 260mm) Date : 1758 Condition: (A+) Fine Condition Description: This fine, original copper plate engraved antique map of the Russian Island of Novaya Zemlya by Jacques Nicolas Bellin in 1758 was published in Antoine Franois Prevosts 15 volumes of Histoire Generale des Voyageswritten by Prevost & other authors between 1746 1790.