CARTE DE LA GRECE CONTENANT L'ETAT PRESENT DE L'EGLISE GRECQUE & CE QUI REGARDE LES ECCLESIASTIQUES.

Cartographer / Artist: Henri Abraham Châtelain

Date Created: c. 1719

Medium: Copperplate engraving

Physical Dimensions: 20.9 x 16.0 inches

Geographic Scope: Greece

Archive Catalog ID: 3407

Provenance: The Dr. Joseph R. Rubini Archive

Collection: Greece

Published in Châtelain's landmark *Atlas Historique*, this comprehensive folio plate combines a central map of Southern Greece and the Peloponnese with elaborate surrounding vignettes and scholarly French text illustrating the hierarchy, vestments, and religious customs of the Greek Orthodox Church.

Condition: Full wide margins with light overall age. toning.. Minor handling smudges and pencil notations in outer margins.. Crisp, dark impression on heavy laid paper with no major tears or repairs.. Verso details. Verso show. through view detailing ghosted offset and mirror ink from the copperplate engraving.. Overall light age toning with mild handling creases along outer edges.. Full un. cropped margins intact with vertical central fold as issued.. Verso details. Light overall toning and faint dampstaining. Four paper mounting hinges attached along top margin. Residual mounting tape/tissue attached along right margin

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Greece•c. 1719

CARTE DE LA GRECE CONTENANT L'ETAT PRESENT DE L'EGLISE GRECQUE & CE QUI REGARDE LES ECCLESIASTIQUES.

By Henri Abraham Châtelain

Archival Overview & Authenticated Facts

Authentic period c. 1719 Copperplate engraving by Henri Abraham Châtelain documenting Greece. Measures 20.9 x 16.0 inches. Verified original holding from the Dr. Joseph R. Rubini Archive.

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Physical Specifications & Details

Medium & Technique
Copperplate engraving
Sheet / Plate Size
20.9 x 16.0 inches
Date / Era
c. 1719
Geographic Scope
Greece
Archive Catalog ID
3407
Provenance
The Dr. Joseph R. Rubini Archive
Preservation & Condition Report
  • Full wide margins with light overall age
  • toning.
  • Minor handling smudges and pencil notations in outer margins.
  • Crisp, dark impression on heavy laid paper with no major tears or repairs.
  • Verso details
  • Verso show
  • through view detailing ghosted offset and mirror ink from the copperplate engraving.
  • Overall light age toning with mild handling creases along outer edges.
  • Full un
  • cropped margins intact with vertical central fold as issued.
  • Verso details
  • Light overall toning and faint dampstaining
  • Four paper mounting hinges attached along top margin
  • Residual mounting tape/tissue attached along right margin

Historical Context & Archival Analysis

Published in Châtelain's landmark *Atlas Historique*, this comprehensive folio plate combines a central map of Southern Greece and the Peloponnese with elaborate surrounding vignettes and scholarly French text illustrating the hierarchy, vestments, and religious customs of the Greek Orthodox Church.

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