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Gouvernement des Etats des Sept Provinces Unies.

  • ARTIST: Henri Chatelain

  • PUBLISHER: Published in Amsterdam by L’Honore & Chatelain.

  • MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving printed on fine laid paper,

    DATE: 1721

  • EDITION SIZE: 13 1/4 x 17 3/8" (337 x 442 mm) plus wide margins.

  • DESCRIPTION: This impressive plate is a wonderful example of Chatelain’s elegant engravings. Included in the 1721 edition of Atlas Historique, published by Chatelain in Amsterdam, this large sheet is the forty-second illustration in volume one. This decorative plate provides a detailed description of the infrastructure of the Dutch government, including the government of the separate provinces and the government of the state. The plate is adorned with a set of finely drawn images depicting the various offices of government. Highly decorative, this impressive engraving provides a wealth of information in a meticulous yet beautiful manner, and is a wonderful example of Chatelain’s superior engravings.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • CONDITION: Good condition. Black and white.

  • REFERENCE: Phillips, A List of Geographical Atlases in the Library of Congress, 305, 548, & 579; Moreland & Bannister, Antique Maps; Koeman, Atlantes Neerlandici, vol. II. p. 33-38.

  • CATEGORIES: Maps