ARTIST: Henri Chatelain
PUBLISHER: Published in Amsterdam by L’Honore & Chatelain.
MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving printed on fine laid paper,
DATE: 1721
EDITION SIZE: 15 x 37 1/2" (381 x 953 mm) plus wide margins.
DESCRIPTION: This impressive genealogical chart is a wonderful example of Chatelain’s elegant engravings. Included in the 1721 edition of Atlas Historique, published by Chatelain in Amsterdam, this large fold out sheet is the twenty-sixth illustration in volume one. This detailed plate depicts the complicated family tree of the French royalty. This meticulous tree charts every turn of the royal line, providing a wealth of information on each member of the French royal family. Highly decorative, this impressive genealogical tree provides a lot of information in a meticulous yet beautiful manner, and is a wonderful example of Chatelain’s superior engravings.
ADDITIONAL INFO:
CONDITION: Good condition with the exception of a tiny tape stain on the bottom margin, well outside plate mark. Creases in sheet where it has been folded to fit into atlas. 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.