Sale 218 Lot 162

CARTE DES PREROGATIVES DES ROIS ET DE LA NOBLESSE D'ANGLETERRE Circa 1714–1721 Hand-colored copperplate engraving that documents the privileges, ranks, and ceremonial duties of the British monarchy and nobility. Published in Amsterdam as part of Henri Abraham Chatelain's celebrated *Atlas Historique*, the piece expertly blends art and history by pairing allegorical figures and a central royal court medallion with highly detailed text blocks and tables in French. The layout includes an account of the Queen's household alongside comprehensive lists of the Crown's officers, Knights of the Garter, and peerage titles. Framed. Not examined out of frame. Sight (as matted): 14.5 x 18.5 inches; frame: 21 x 25 inches
$200-300

PUBLISHER AND ATLAS: Produced by Henri Abraham Chatelain (1684–1743), a French Huguenot pastor and cartographer based in Amsterdam. This plate originates from his monumental Atlas Historique (Amsterdam: L'Honore & Chatelain, 1705–1720), an ambitious, encyclopedic work spanning genealogy, cosmography, heraldry, and chronology. The comprehensive text was compiled by Gueudeville and Garillon, featuring supplements by H.P. de Limiers and map designs heavily influenced by Guillaume de l'Isle.