Jacques-Nicolas Bellin
Chart of Cote d'Ivoire coast, 1746
8 1/2 x 12 in
22 x 30 cm
22 x 30 cm
AFR5710
Suite de la Coste de Guinee French sea chart of the coast of the Gulf of Guinea, specifically the territory formerly known as the Ivory Coast, or modern-day Cote...
Suite de la Coste de Guinee
French sea chart of the coast of the Gulf of Guinea, specifically the territory formerly known as the Ivory Coast, or modern-day Cote d'Ivoire. On the right side of the map along the stretch of coast which now belongs to Ghana are two Swedish settlements, 'Cap Apollonia' and 'Frederisbourg', both of which were founded in the 1650s as part of the Swedish Gold Coast colony. Also of interest is a small settlement towards the left side of the map marked 'Ostend', possibly an unsuccessful attempt by the Austrian Ostend Company to colonize the region, though no records survive of such a colony.
Coloured. [AFR5710]
French sea chart of the coast of the Gulf of Guinea, specifically the territory formerly known as the Ivory Coast, or modern-day Cote d'Ivoire. On the right side of the map along the stretch of coast which now belongs to Ghana are two Swedish settlements, 'Cap Apollonia' and 'Frederisbourg', both of which were founded in the 1650s as part of the Swedish Gold Coast colony. Also of interest is a small settlement towards the left side of the map marked 'Ostend', possibly an unsuccessful attempt by the Austrian Ostend Company to colonize the region, though no records survive of such a colony.
Coloured. [AFR5710]
