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Auction 173, Lot 225

"Carte Chronologique des Etats & Empires du Monde qui se Sont Formez de la Chute de l'Empire Romain Depuis le Commencement de Lere Vulgaire Jusqu'a Present", Chatelain, Henry Abraham

Subject: Europe

Period: 1720 (circa)

Publication: Atlas Historique

Color: Hand Color

Size:
23.3 x 19.3 inches
59.2 x 49 cm
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This interesting sheet has a small map of Europe at the center surrounded by chronological tables tracing the ancestry of the royal houses of the known world from the time of Julius Caesar to the early eighteenth century. The royal lines include the kings of Peru, Japan, Morocco and the Moguls, as well as the European royalty. The map, titled "Carte Pour Indiquer la Situation des Etats & Empires des Empereurs Rois & Princes Mentionnez dans cette Carte" measures 6.6 x 3.7".

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Condition: B+

Issued folding with light toning along one fold and minor extraneous creasing.

Estimate: $300 - $375

Sold for: $190

Closed on 6/5/2019

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