Lot 64
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Chatelain, Henri Abraham
Rare Books, Maps, Manuscripts & Photographs | 373
Auction: 16 January 2013 at 10:00 GMT
Estimate: £300 - £400
Description
Japan Vue et description de la ville de Meaco capitale du Japon avec d'autres particularitez du pays Framed and glazed hand-coloured leaf from Chatelain's Atlas Historique showing 5 views and one plan on Japan surrounding a central panel of engraved French text describing Meaco and Yedo, ca.1750, engraved area ca. 50x40cm
Footnote
Note: The plan depicts Deshima, an artificial island in the bay of Nagasaki where the VOC (Dutch East India Company) was allowed to trade with the representatives of the Shogun in Edo.