Keywords: 1756 Bellin Map of Kollam Fort, Kerala, India - Geographicus - Coylan-bellin-1756.jpg This is a rare 1756 map of the fort of Kollam Kerala on India ™s Malabar Coast by French cartographer N Bellin Kollam or as it is otherwise Known Quilon or Coylan lies roughly 71 km north of Trivandrum India Kollam Fort was originally built by the Portuguese however it was captured by the Dutch in 1671 and by the British in 1795 This map presents beautiful image of the fort completely with palm forests and sailing ships navigating the surrounding seals Prepared by N Bellin for issue in the 1757 edition of A Provost ™s L`Histoire Generale des Voyages 1756 undated Size in 11 7 5 object history credit line accession number Coylan-bellin-1756 Provost A <i>L`Histoire Generale des Voyages</i> 1756 Geographicus-source PD-old-100 Old maps of Kerala 1756 maps of India Maps of Kollam Old maps of cities in India Maps by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin 1756 in Kerala |