Mappe Monde - Chatelain c. 1705-1720 Title: Carte d’Assemblage de l’Océanique

Title: Carte d’Assemblage de l’Océanique

America (Bottom Right): Portrayed as an indigenous figure in a feathered headdress

This striking 1650 engraving by Nicolas Sanson

Compass Rose: Includes a small

separated from Asia by a narrow strait—a reflection of early speculative theories about a short passage between the two continents

Mappe Monde - Chatelain c. 1705-1720 Title: Carte d’Assemblage de l’OcéaniqueMappe Monde pour connoitre les progrs & les conquestes les plus remarquables des Provinces Unies Cartographer: Henri Abraham Chatelain (based on earlier plates) Published in: Amsterdam Year: c. 17051720 From: Atlas Historique Condition: Hand coloured copperplate engraving; professionally matted. A Cartographic Celebration of the Dutch Golden Age This spectacular double hemisphere world map is a landmark of historical geography, specifically designed