St. Lucia Original map by Jacques Bellin, 1781 Holy Land Jodocus Hondius was a prominent

Jodocus Hondius was a prominent globe maker and map engraver who established his business in Amsterdam in 1593

flanked by diagrams illustrating the Copernican heliocentric system

and Angel Island (Anjill Island)

Thomas is a slightly larger version and unique to this 1764 edition

The work is further surrounded by 12 vignettes from the Old Testament

St. Lucia Original map by Jacques Bellin, 1781 Holy Land Jodocus Hondius was a prominentOriginal map of the island of Saint Lucia in the Lesser Antilles by Jacques Nicolas Bellin. Map is intricately engraved to show topographical details, place names, a road that runs the length of the island to the town of Soufriere, and the minute coastal detail for which Bellin is renowned. It is nicely decorated with a rococo style cartouche. A small fleur de lis orients north to the left. The map also appeared in Gazetto Americano (1781).