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This plate illustrates and describes the pyramids of Egypt. The illustrations are fully described in French. It was published in the sixth volume of the encyclopaedic atlas by Henri Abraham Chatelain (1684-1743) entitled ‘Atlas Historique ou Nouvelle Introduction a l’Histoire, a la Chronologie & a la Geographie’. It was issued from 1705 to 1720 in 7 volumes. Koeman II p. 33; Phillips 579; Shirley ‘Atlases in the BL’ T.Chat-1a; Van Waning ‘Chatelain’s Atlas Historique’ in IMCoS Journal 120 pp. 7-15.
CHATELAIN, Henri Abraham
Description des Piramides D'Egypte tant au dedans qu'au dehors: de leur grandeur, de leur structure, de leur usage. etc. Avec une Description tres curieuse du Spinx et de ses proprietez
Amsterdam, c.1715
370 x 430 mm., in recent wash colour and good condition.
Stock number: 9349
£ 125