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Map of the islands of Lefkas, Cephalonia, Zante and the adjacent coast

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Title
Deutsch: Karte von den Inseln St. Maura Cephallenia Zante und den anliegenden Kusten.
English: Map of the islands of Lefkas, Cephalonia, Zante and the adjacent coast.
Ελληνικά: Χάρτης των νήσων Λευκάδας, Κεφαλληνίας, Ζακύνθου και των παρακείμενων ακτών.
wikidata:Q284841
Description
English: Map of the island of Lefkas, Cephalonia, Zante and the coast of western Greece, drawn by Jacques Nicolas Bellin, in 1797. Copper engraving by I. Rausch, Nuremberg. Nikos D. Karabelas map collection, Actia Nicopolis Foundation, Preveza, Greece.
Ελληνικά: Χάρτης των νήσων Λευκάδος, Κεφαλονιάς και Ζακύνθου με τις γειτονικές ακτές της δυτικής Ελλάδας, σχεδιασμένος από τον Jacques Nicolas Bellin το 1797. Χαλκογραφία του I. Rausch, Νυρεμβέργη, 1797. Συλλογή χαρτών Νίκου Δ. Καράμπελα, Ίδρυμα Ακτία Νικόπολις, Πρέβεζα
Date
Source Unknown German edition, Nuremberg, 1797.
institution QS:P195,Q21451626
Creator
Jacques-Nicolas Bellin  (1703–1772)  wikidata:Q607846 s:fr:Auteur:Jacques-Nicolas Bellin
 
Alternative names
Jacques Nicolas, Sieur Bellin; Jacques Nicolas Bellin; Nicolas Bellin
Description French cartographer, encyclopédistes, geographer and hydrographer
Date of birth/death 1703 Edit this at Wikidata 21 March 1772 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Paris Versailles
Authority file
creator QS:P170,Q607846
engraver: I. Rausch
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Map collection of Actia Nicopolis Foundation, Preveza, Greece. (IAN 134).
Συλλογή χαρτών Ιδρύματος Ακτία Νικόπολις, Πρέβεζα. (IAN 0134).
 Geotemporal data
Date depicted
Map location Ionian Islands and western Greece
Map type map
Scale maasstab von Seemeilen 7
Heading
Bounding box
38°22′47″N 20°50′40″E / 38.379614°N 20.844379°E / 38.379614; 20.844379
Georeferencing Georeference the map in Wikimaps Warper If inappropriate please set warp_status = skip to hide.
 Bibliographic data
Part of the series
English: Actia Nicopolis Foundation, Preveza, Greece. Nikos D. Karabelas map collection.
Ελληνικά: Ίδρυμα Ακτία Νικόπολις, Πρέβεζα. Συλλογή χαρτών Νίκου Δ. Καράμπελα.
Map sheet IAN 0134
Language German
 Archival data
institution QS:P195,Q21451626
Accession number
IAN_0134
Dimensions height: 200 mm (7.87 in); width: 154 mm (6.06 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,200U174789
dimensions QS:P2049,154U174789
Medium
English: Copper engraving.
Ελληνικά: Χαλκογραφία.
Inscriptions Prevesa / B. von L' arta / I. St. Maura / I. Chagriou / I. Candelle / Attoucou / Vorg Candelle / Dragomestre / P. Petula / Fluss / I. Roumi / I. Magris / Ins. Couchilari / I. Ecrosa / Busen von Patrae / Kap Papa / Chiarenza / Schl. Tornese / K. de la Maldonia / I. Zante / K. Scala / Rinea / Leucata / Argostoli / Erisso / Kap Ferra / I. Cardiani / Samo / I. Cephalonia / Vorg Alexander / Lixuri / Pilaro / Asso / I. Tiachi / I. Rausch sc.

The map seems to have been copied from an almost identical map by Richard Chandler, bearing an English legand, and printed in 1776.

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current16:24, 5 October 2018Thumbnail for version as of 16:24, 5 October 20182,977 × 3,882 (12.03 MB)Actia Nicopolis (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Map | title = {{de|1=Karte von den Inseln St. Maura Cephallenia Zante und den anliegenden Kusten.}} {{el|1=Ο Αμβρακικός κόλπος, χαρτογραφημένος το 1830 από τον υποπλοίαρχο W. J. Cooling, του πλοίου Mastiff του Βασιλικού Ναυτικού της Βρετανίας. / [Ένθετος χάρτης] Η Πρέβεζα και ο Αύλαξ Εισόδου.}} | wikidata title = Q284841 | description = {{en|1=Map of the Gulf of Arta, drawn b...

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