India & Ceylon · 18th century
€ 310
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
"Antique map titled 'Carte Nouvelle des Terres de Cucan, de Canara, de Malabar, de Madura, et de Coromandel'. Map of the southern portion of India, originating from Chatelain's 'Atlas Historique'. The map shows numerous (wild) animals (elephants, jaguars, lions, camels) and fortresses along the coast line, each bearing the flag of the country that owned it. Artists and Engravers: Henri Abraham Chatelain (1684-1743), his father Zacharie Chatelain (d.1723) and Zacharie Junior (1690-1754), worked as a partnership publishing the Atlas Historique, Ou Nouvelle Introduction A L'Histoire under several different Chatelain imprints, depending on the Chatelain family partnerships at the time of publication.
Condition: Good, general age-related toning. Waterstained in lower corners, slightly affecting image.
Date: c.1720
Overall size: 51 x 45.5 cm.
Image size: 0.001 x 43.5 x 38 cm.
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