Naslov
The Contribution of Jacques Nicholas Bellin to the Cartographic Representation of the North-Eastern Adriatic Coast

Autori
Sutlović, Julijan ; Faričić, Josip ; Marelić, Tome

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, neobjavljeni rad, znanstveni

Skup
18th International Conference on Geoinformation and Cartography

Mjesto i datum
Selce, Hrvatska, 14.09.2022. - 16.09.2022

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Domaća recenzija

Ključne riječi
Jacques-Nicolas Bellin ; nautical charts ; maps ; Adriatic Sea ; north-eastern Adriatic coast

Sažetak
Jacques-Nicolas Bellin was the chief cartographer of the Dépôt des cartes, plans et journaux of the French Ministry of the Navy (Ministère de la Marine) in the 18th century. He was the most prolific and famous hydrographer during the French Enlightenment. Dépôt printed 127 plates from 1737 to 1772, 115 of which were by Bellin. The first map made by Bellin and published by Dépôt was the Carte reduite de la mer Mediterranée (1737). He produced this map by compiling spatial data from nautical charts and geographical maps by European (mainly Venetian, Genoese, French and Spanish) mapmakers. He produced three atlases: Neptune françois in 1753, Hydrographie français in 1756 and Le Petit Atlas Maritime in 1764. Also worth mentioning is his work Description géographique du golfe de Venise et de la Morée, which contains a considerable number of cartographic representations of parts of the Adriatic coast, underlining his perception of the importance of the Adriatic. The sample consists of three smaller-scale nautical charts depicting the entire Adriatic basin (published in 1737, 1745, and 1771), four larger scale regional charts depicting the north- eastern Adriatic coast (published in 1771), and several other even larger-scale cartographic representations depicting ports, islands and bays. Bellin's three smaller-scale nautical charts of the Adriatic and four larger-scale regional maps do not contain much new information about the north-eastern Adriatic coast, as he was a compiler who updated printed maps, charts, and plans. It should be noted that he was criticized and accused of plagiarism, but his maps and charts give a different insight into the representation of the Adriatic. There is a document explaining how the 1737 chart of the Adriatic was made, which states “...the (coast) of Dalmatia and Albania was taken from that of Francois Berthelot, as it best suits the various remarks we have on the Gulf”. His maps are not identical to those of other cartographers, but they have similarities with older charts and maps. Conversely, the large-scale depictions of ports were a novelty, presenting new spatial data and containing important nautical information, such as depths. Bellin made a great contribution to the depiction of the northeastern Adriatic by paying great attention to the Adriatic as part of the Mediterranean and by depicting in detail some of the most important Adriatic ports. The reason for this is most likely the contemporary importance of the Adriatic for maritime trade in the Mediterranean and the complex geopolitical situation in this part of Europe.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Geodezija, Povijest, Geografija

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