5039 Henri Abraham Chatelain (1684–1743) – Map of Spain and Portugal / Espagne et Portugal – Engraving (1743)

Originally issued in volume 7 of Chatelain’s Atlas Historique, this map exemplifies the Enlightenment interest in historical geography and systematic knowledge. It reflects the author’s intent to create an encyclopedic compendium combining history, genealogy, cartography, and cosmography. Though smaller in scale than his elaborate composite maps, this Iberian sheet remains a valuable artifact of early French cartographic production.

Henri Abraham Chatelain was a French Huguenot pastor and cartographer, best known for his monumental work Atlas Historique, published in Amsterdam between 1705 and 1720. The atlas is considered one of the most ambitious and richly illustrated works of its time, blending visual elegance with detailed scholarship. Chatelain's work is characterized by fine engraving, informative annotation, and visual clarity.

Artist or Maker:

Henri Abraham Chatelain

Dimensions:

20.5 cm × 18.5 cm

Medium:

Engraving

Date:

1743

Condition Report:

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