[Reunion] - Carte de L'Isle de Bourbon.

A striking, colored map of Isle Bourbon (now Réunion),made in 1763. A fine early sea chart of the island of Reunion , published by the French Hydrographical Department. This chart was produced by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703-1772), France's preeminent maritime cartographer and the Premier Ingénieur of the Depot de la Marine (the French Hydrographical Office), as well as the Official Hydrographer of the King Louis XV. Appearing in volume 2 of Bellin's 'Hydrographie Francoise', one of the most important compilations of Sea Charts published in the 18th Century.