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Auction 152, Lot 647

"Genealogie des Empereurs Mogols Depuis Tamberlan ou Tamerlan Jusques a Present", Chatelain, Henry Abraham

Subject: India

Period: 1719 (circa)

Publication: Atlas Historique

Color: Hand Color

Size:
16.8 x 14.5 inches
42.7 x 36.8 cm
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This attractive sheet focuses on the history and genealogy of the Mogol Empire and its Emperors. At center is a genealogical tree flanked by maps of the Grand Mogol Empire (India) and the Kingdom of Kashmir. Below the maps are columns of French text describing the Empire, its celebrations, and each of its former Emperors. At bottom are vignettes depicting three common rituals: an elephant battle, the manner in which the Emperor was weighed, and a ritual of burning the dead.

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Condition: A

Fine impression and color on a watermarked sheet with wide margins. There is an archivally repaired centerfold separation confined to bottom blank margin, and light soiling in top blank margin.

Estimate: $240 - $300

Sold for: $180

Closed on 2/18/2015

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