Price: $325.00
SKU: 79978
ARTIST: Henri Chatelain
PUBLISHER: Published in Amsterdam by Lâ Honore & Chatelain.
MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving printed on fine laid paper,
DATE: c.1708.
EDITION SIZE: 13 5/8 x 18" (348 x 359 mm) plus margins.
DESCRIPTION: This map appeared in Chatelain’s celebrated encyclopedia, Atlas Historique. There are two maps, one of England, below that is Lonfon. Two allegorical vignettes ase shown on either side. The vignette at top left depicts Liberty with Justice, Tranquillity and Rest (leaning against the elephant) and Patriotism (a young warrior). The vignette at top right depicts England between Commerce and Natural Justice. Accompanying text gives information on the government and justice systems, with a small table illustrating Londoners’ yearly consumption of , among other things, beer (1,500,000 barrels) beef (67,500 animals) and mutton (675,000 animals).
ADDITIONAL INFO:
CONDITION: Good condition. Black & 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.
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