Title of the map:

"NOUVELLE CARTE DE L'ILE DE CEYLON, avec des Remarques Historiques"

Large antique copper engraved map of Ceylon, by Henri Abraham CHATELAIN (1684-1743), with historic text below.

Henri Abraham Chatelain (1684-1743) was a parisian Huguenot pastor. 

His famous work is the "Atlas Historique", published in seven volumes. Originally published in Amsterdam between 1705 and 1720 by L'Honoré et Châtelain, L'Atlas Historique was corrected, increased and republished until 1739, the date of the fourth and last edition.  

This encyclopedic work explains the history and the genealogy of the continents, with the geography, cosmography, topography, heraldry, and ethnography. 

The text is from Nicolas Gueudeville, a French geographer.

Henri Chatelain represents the golden age of French cartography.

Edition : Amsterdam, 1719, 18th Century

Condition : very good condition, well engraved, handed colored.

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Due to the age an type of paper, some imperfections are to be expected. Please examine the images provided carefully, and if you have any questions please ask and we will be happy to help you.