Bidspirit auction | Jakob van der Schley /

Jakob van der Schley / Jacques Nicolas Bellin - Carte de l' Accadie et Pais Voisins - Map of Acadia and Neighboring Regions - North America - Canada - This originally hand-coloured engraved map originally published in Paris by Bellin. This map is published in Amsterdam by Schley, 1771. Jakob van der Schley was a skilled draftsman and engraver who operated out of Amsterdam and had strong ties with the Hague. He was trained by Bernard Picart and his style resembles that of the elder man. Van der Schely was known for intricately engraved portraits and frontispieces. He signed most of the plates used in the Hague edition of the Abbe Prevost's Histoire generale des voyages. Artist or Maker: Jakob van der Schley / Jacques Nicolas Bellin Dimensions: 27 cm x 20 cm Medium: Copper engraving Date: 1771