Beautiful antique large-size copper engraving map after Henri Abraham Chatelain: 'Nouvelle carte de L´Asie avec des tables alphabetiques pour trouver sans Peine Les Etats des Principaux...', a map of Asia, Russia, Tartary, Mongolia, China, Arabia, Persia, Philippines, Borneo, Moluccas Islands and so on from his well known work "Atlas Historique". Printed in Amsterdam, 1721.
TITLE:
'Nouvelle carte de L´Asie avec des tables alphabetiques pour trouver sans Peine Les Etats des Principaux....'
COPPER ENGRAVER:
Henri Abraham Chatelain (1684-1743)
WORK/ PUBLISHER:
"Atlas historique, ou nouvelle introduction à l'histoire, à la chronologie & à la géographie ancienne & moderne."
Published by Chez Zacharie Chatelain, Amsterdam, 1721
DESCRIPTION:
Large size and fine coloured copper engraving map from the 3rd edition of the Atlas Historique by Henri Abraham Chatelain, published in Amsterdam, 1721 by Chez Zacharie Chatelain.
The map shows Asia.
SIZE:
about h 54,5 cm x w 63,0 cm
CONDITION:
- in good condition
- paper and print quality still strong, generally age-appropriate browning
- several foldings with smaller defects, 4 cm rip on the right side folding
- in one longitudinal folding repaired crack by the back side and repaired crack (about 3,5 cm long) on the left side, not disturbing
