Le Temple de la Mecque
Amsterdam: Henri Abraham Chatelain, 1730.
View. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 12" x 21.5". Handsome antique brown frame, 18 3/4 x 21", (not examined out of frame).
This striking view by Henri Abraham Chatelain depicts the interior of the temple of Mecca. Features the interior prayer scene of the temple with a key below the map noting the locations mapped on the map. Issued in the 1730 edition of Chatelain's "Atlas Historique", one of the most widely distributed and lavishly illustrated work of its kind in the 18th century. Henri Abraham Chatelain (1684 - 1743) was a Dutch cartographer pastor best known for his seminal seven volume "Atlas Historique". This is a beautiful example of his work.
Binding: Unbound
Language: English
Price: $600.00
Item #320794