Cartographer:
CHÂTELAIN, Henry Abraham
Title:
Carte de l’Europe suivant les plus nouvelles Observations de Messieurs de l’Academie des Sciences et des Principaux Goegraphes avec des Tables et du Nouvelles Instructions tres utiles et tres curieuses pour l’Intelligence de l’Histoire.
Stock Code:
6243
Method:
Copper engraving
Colouring:
Later colour
Atlas:
Atlas Historique
Size: (W x H):
59cm x 47cm
23 inches x 18½ inches
Date:
c.1730
Price:
£700
Handsome map of Europe, coloured by country. Like most of Chatelain’s maps, there is a huge amount of additional information displayed - on either side of the map there are long lists of the principal countries, provinces and capital cities. Eight scales on lower right hand corner, title along top edge. ‘Chatelain’s Atlas Historique, was a major work of its time, The text was by Nicholas Gueudeville’ (Ref: Moreland and Bannister, p.132.)
Very good condition. The map itself is crisp and clean, the lower and right hand margins have been trimmed close (5mm.) to the border of the map.