Mappe-monde pour connoitre les progrés (...) dans l'un et l'autre Hemisphère. - Mapmonde ou description générale du globe terrestre. - Plan de l'Histoire universelle (...). - Première carte (...) la sphère, le globe céleste (...)....
Estimation :
250 / 350
Adjudication :
450 €
Description
Amsterdam, Chatelain, 1719, various sizes, b/w (some minor soiling). Good copies.
Finely engr. maps from Chatelain's monumental "Atlas Historique" : Double hemisphere worldmap, intended to illustrate the successes of the Dutch East India and Dutch West India Companies throughout the world. With California as an Island, decorative sailing ships, several lions and other embellishments. - Double hemisphere world map with California as an island, New Guinea separate from Australia and just 1 coast for "Nouvelle Zeelande", with tables of notes below. A few explorers' tracks are depicted. In upper left corner the appearance of the sun according to Mr. Kircher and upper right corner the moon according to Cassini. - Eastern Hemisphere, with an inset of the Western Hemisphere, (California as an Island) with 7 medallions illustrating the 7 wonders of the world. - Double celestial hemisphere with a number of other Celestial and Solar models. We join : Carte du gouvernement de l'Amérique. From the same atlas. Double page map including a fine map of America, with California as an island with indented northern coastline. Text and 4 engr. insets of governments of 4 regions. Good copy. (5 maps)
Finely engr. maps from Chatelain's monumental "Atlas Historique" : Double hemisphere worldmap, intended to illustrate the successes of the Dutch East India and Dutch West India Companies throughout the world. With California as an Island, decorative sailing ships, several lions and other embellishments. - Double hemisphere world map with California as an island, New Guinea separate from Australia and just 1 coast for "Nouvelle Zeelande", with tables of notes below. A few explorers' tracks are depicted. In upper left corner the appearance of the sun according to Mr. Kircher and upper right corner the moon according to Cassini. - Eastern Hemisphere, with an inset of the Western Hemisphere, (California as an Island) with 7 medallions illustrating the 7 wonders of the world. - Double celestial hemisphere with a number of other Celestial and Solar models. We join : Carte du gouvernement de l'Amérique. From the same atlas. Double page map including a fine map of America, with California as an island with indented northern coastline. Text and 4 engr. insets of governments of 4 regions. Good copy. (5 maps)
