1750 Prevost Antique View of Juan Fernandez Island Chile, Alex. Selkirk & R. Crusoe Italy Ref #: 16370

Ref #:  16370

original copper-plate engraved antique map of the course of the Sangha River flowing through Cameroon & The Congo in Central Africa by Jacques Nicolas Bellin in 1746 was published in Antoine François Prevosts 15 volumes of Histoire Generale des Voyages written by Prevost & other authors between 1746-1790

but as there was so much contention as to who should hold the position

and then the Cape of Good Hope

Eventually the British won out

1750 Prevost Antique View of Juan Fernandez Island Chile, Alex. Selkirk & R. Crusoe Italy Ref #: 16370Title: Vue de la Place de Juan Fernandez ou le Chef d Escadre avont sa Tente Date: 1750 Condition : (A+) Fine Condition Ref: 25754 Size: 14in x 10in (355mm x 255mm) Description: This fine original copper plate engraved antique print was engraved by Jakob van Schley and was published in Antoine Franois Prevosts 15 volumes of Histoire Generale des Voyages written by Prevost & other authors between 1746 1790. Alexander Selkirk (1676 1721) was a Scottish