In rare original colour
Delhi - Grand Mogol's Royal Palace, by Z. Châtelain. 1719
The Châtelain Family
Zacharias Châtelain (1684-1743) was a bookseller and publisher of Amsterdam. He was succeeded by his sons Zacharias jr and Henry Abraham. The Châtelain family was best known for the historical atlas Atlas Historique, ou nouvelle introduction à l’histoire…, a major work of its time. It was an encyclopaedia in seven volumes, including geography as one of its main subjects. The atlas was published in Amsterdam in seven volumes in various editions with different imprints from 1705 to 1739. An anonym person (Mr. C***) compiled the work with compositions of text, maps, plates and chronological and genealogical tables by Gueudeville, except volume 7, where H.P. Limiers took over this task. The maps were made mainly after the work of Guillaume de l'Isle.
The 1705 edition was published with the imprint “L’Honoré & Châtelain”. Later editions had the imprint: “les Frères Châtelain Libraires” or “L’Honoré & Châtelain Libraires”.
Vue & Description du Palais du Grand Mogol, de sa Mosquée, de ses Divertissemens, de ses Femmes, de sa manière de vivre, & autres choses qui seront expliquée dans la Dissertation suivante.
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Category: Antique maps > Asia > India - Ceylon
Delhi - Grand Mogol's Royal Palace, by Z. Châtelain.
Title: Vue & Description du Palais du Grand Mogol, de sa Mosquée, de ses Divertissemens, de ses Femmes, de sa manière de vivre, & autres choses qui seront expliquée dans la Dissertation suivante.
Tom: V. N° 41. Pag: 114.
Date of the first edition: 1719.
Date of this map: 1719.
Copper engraving, printed on paper.
Image size: 475 x 300mm (18¾ x 11¾ inches).
Sheet size: 570 x 380mm (22½ x 15 inches).
Verso: Blank.
Condition: Original coloured, excellent.
Condition Rating: A+.
From: Châtelain Z. Atlas Historique, ou Nouvelle Introduction A l'Histoire, à la Chronologie & à la Geographie Ancienne & Moderne; ... Tome V. Qui comprend l'Asie en général et en particulier, l'Assyrie, l'Armenie, la Georgie, la Turquie Asiatique, la Terre-sainte, l'Arabie, la Perse, la Tartarie, les Etats Japon, et le Roïaume de Siam. A Amsterdam, Chez L'Honoré & Châtelain Libraires, M.DCC.XIX. (1719). (Koeman II, p. 37, Cha6)
Châtelain maps/prints are rarelyt found in original colouring.
The Châtelain Family
Zacharias Châtelain (1684-1743) was a bookseller and publisher of Amsterdam. He was succeeded by his sons Zacharias jr and Henry Abraham. The Châtelain family was best known for the historical atlas Atlas Historique, ou nouvelle introduction à l’histoire…, a major work of its time. It was an encyclopaedia in seven volumes, including geography as one of its main subjects. The atlas was published in Amsterdam in seven volumes in various editions with different imprints from 1705 to 1739. An anonym person (Mr. C***) compiled the work with compositions of text, maps, plates and chronological and genealogical tables by Gueudeville, except volume 7, where H.P. Limiers took over this task. The maps were made mainly after the work of Guillaume de l'Isle.
The 1705 edition was published with the imprint “L’Honoré & Châtelain”. Later editions had the imprint: “les Frères Châtelain Libraires” or “L’Honoré & Châtelain Libraires”.
