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  • Nouvelle Carte des Differents Etats de la Monarchie Francoise sous Iule Cesar sous les Rois de la Premiere, de la Seconde, et de la Troisieme Race, avec Leurs Genealogies, jusqu' a Hugues Capet Plusieurs Observations pour l'Intelligence de l'Histoire.

Nouvelle Carte des Differents Etats de la Monarchie Francoise sous Iule Cesar sous les Rois de la Premiere, de la Seconde, et de la Troisieme Race, avec Leurs Genealogies, jusqu' a Hugues Capet Plusieurs Observations pour l'Intelligence de l'Histoire.

  • 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.

  • CATEGORIES: Maps