Original, extremely rare 1754 engraving, "Bombay on the Malabar Coast", published by Robert Sayer from a drawing by Jan van Ryne, paired with Jacques Nicolas Bellin's 1752 "Plan de Bombay", published as Plate No. 1 in Volume 9 of the 1752 French edition of Abbe Provost's "L'Histoire Generale des Voyages".  Bellin's map illustrates Bombay as it was becoming the British East India Company's primary base in India.  The map's "Le Chateau - Fort Anglais" is the print's main subject.  Despite being a center of trade, early maps of Bombay are scarce, with this being one of the earliest available maps of Bombay or Mumbai, India.  At some point, the print's letterpress was trimmed, and it was mated to a hand painted border/backing.  For documentation purposes, we have included an image of the print as obtained by us, before it was removed from the border/backing for framing.  Our research revealed several copies of the print in museums with a similar border.  Presented in a 3/4 inch wide handmade gold-finished wood frame, azure blue conservation mat, and Tru Vue Optimum Museum acrylic glazing.  The print's opening size is 11 1/2 x 14 inches; overall size with frame: 20 x 14 inches.  The map's opening size is 7 1/2  x 10 inches; overall size with frame: 11 1/2 x 14 inches.  As with all of our framed art, the frames and framing materials are new, and since framing is stored in a controlled environment away from light.  The print is in very good to excellent condition, with a few spots of the light blue paint showing some wear.  The map has two barely visible folds as issued and is in excellent condition.  A stunning display of an important historical print and map.
 
Robert Sayer (1725 - 1794), was an important English publisher and engraver active from the mid to late 18th century.  His work is particularly significant for its publication of many British maps relating to the American Revolutionary War and cityscape prints such as "Bombay on the Malabar Coast".  Jan van Ryne (1712-1760) was a Dutch artist known for cityscape paintings and drawings.

Jacques-Nicolas Bellin (1703 - 1772), was one of the most important cartographers of the 18th century, with a career spanning some 50 years.  Compared to earlier 17th and 18th century cartographic work, Bellin's maps focus on function and accuracy tending.  Unlike many of his contemporaries, Bellin was always careful to cite his references.  Despite his success, he did not always enjoy his work, which is described as "long, unpleasant, and hard".  In addition to numerous maps and charts published during his lifetime, many of Bellin's maps published posthumously with updates.