Jacques-Nicolas Bellin

Jacques -Nicolas Bellin (* 1703 in Paris, † March 21, 1772 in Versailles) was a French cartographer, engineer - geographer, Hydrographer of the Navy. As a contributor to the Encyclopédie, he wrote more than a thousand articles on maritime issues.

Life and work

As a cartographer Bellin distinguished himself especially in the field of sea cartography. From 1721 he worked for the Dépot des Cartes et Plans de la Marine, from 1741 until his death as an engineer - hydrographer of the Navy. In 1753 his atlas Neptune français, the abbildete all coasts of France, 1756 all the seas of the earth Francoise concerned Hydrographic appeared. In 1764, the five-volume Petit Atlas Maritime appeared, the Bellin anfertigte at the command of Marine Minister Choiseul. In addition, he wrote a number of geographical works and with Nouvelle méthode pour apprendre la géographie (1769 ) a geographical textbook for teaching. His maps illustrated the Bougainville in 1771 published book Voyage autour du monde.

As co- edited by Diderot and d' Alembert Encyclopédie Bellin wrote more than a thousand articles in the field of shipping and the navy; his contributions are marked with "( Z) ".

Articles in the Encyclopédie (selection)

  • Article Fregate ( Marine. ), Volume 7: Foang - Gythium ( November 1757 ), pp. 293F.
  • Article Galiote ( Marine. ), Volume 7: Foang - Gythium ( November 1757 ), p 447

Independent Works (selection)

  • Neptune français ( 1753)
  • Hydrographic Francoise (1756 )
  • Tableau of the pavilions Bannieres ou que la plus part des nations arborent à la mer: Fait au Depôt des Cartes et Plans de la Marine pour le service of Vaissaux du Roy. (1756 ). Digitized edition of the University and State Library Dusseldorf
  • Petit Atlas Maritime ( 1764)
  • Nouvelle méthode pour apprendre la géographie (1769 )
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