Southern India, 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”.
Carte Nouvelle des Terres de Cucan, de Canara, de Malabar, de Madura, et de Coromandel:
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Category: Antique maps > Asia > India - Ceylon
Old, antique map of Southern India, by Z. Châtelain.
Title: Carte Nouvelle des Terres de Cucan, de Canara, de Malabar, de Madura, et de Coromandel:
Avec des remarques, & une table tant des principales villes du pays, que des comptoirs que les Hollandois y possedent.
Tom: V. N° 40. Pag: 129.
Date of the first edition: 1719.
Date of this map: 1719.
Copper engraving, printed on paper.
Map size: 380 x 435mm (14.96 x 17.13 inches).
Sheet size: 440 x 525mm (17.32 x 20.67 inches).
Verso: Blank.
Condition: 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)
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”.
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