Antique Master Print-GENEALOGY-HESSEN KASSEL-DARMSTADT-Chatelain-1732

Beschreibung

Antique print, titled: 'Genealogie de la Maison de Hesse Cassel', ('Chart of the genealogy of the Landgraviate Hessen-Kassel / Hesse-Cassel'). This includes the coats of arms of both Hesse-Cassel and Hesse-Darmstadt. Engraving on hand laid paper. Description: From 'Atlas Historique.' (Historic Atlas.), Published by Zacharie Chatelain, Amsterdam, 1732. The atlas was published in seven volumes between 1705 and 1720, with a second edition appearing in 1732. The maps were accompanied by information pertaining to cosmography, geography, history, chronology, genealogy, topography, heraldry, and costumes of the world. The maps in the Atlas Historique were mainly based on those of the French cartographer, Guillaume De L'Isle, but were presented by the Chatelains in an encyclopaedic form. We do not know the exact edition of this map. Artists and Engravers: Made by an anonymous engraver after Chatelain. Henri Abraham Chatelain (1684-1743), his father Zacharie Chatelain (d.1723) and Zacharie Junior (1690-1754), worked as a partnership publishing the Atlas Historique, Ou Nouvelle Introduction A L'Histoire under several different Chatelain imprints, depending on the Chatelain family partnerships at the time of publication. Condition: Very good, given age. Original middle fold, as issued. A small stain in middle of the print. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. Storage location: TPCRC-E1-07 The overall size is ca. 20.9 x 17.5 inch. The image size is ca. 18.1 x 13.8 inch. The overall size is ca. 53 x 44.5 cm. The image size is ca. 46 x 35 cm. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 47835

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Titel: Antique Master Print-GENEALOGY-HESSEN ...