Set of two Mughal Prints

a) Henri Abraham Chatelain
Representation et Description du Soulevement des IV. Princes Du Mogol (Description of the Battle between the Mogol Princes.)
Circa 1720s
Later hand-coloured copper engraving on paper
17.5 x 15.2 in (43.7 x 38 cm)

Fascinating engraving depicting a grand battle between Aureng-zeb and the army of his three brothers. Aurangzeb was the last of the great Mughal emperors and the empire reached its largest geographical size under his rule. After his death the empire entered a long decline while the British and French supported rival princes in numerous internal wars. The engraving is filled with battle scenes including cavalry and armored elephants. French text panels flank the scenes.

This print originates from the first edition of the fifth volume of Atlas Historique (Historic Atlas.), Published by Zacharie Chatelain, Amsterdam, 1732. The atlas was published in seven volumes between 1705 and 1720, with a second edition appearing in 1732. The maps were accompanied by information pertaining to cosmography, geography, history, chronology, genealogy, topography, heraldry, and costumes of the world.

b) Henri Abraham Chatelain
Vue et Description du Palais du Grand Mogol, de sa Mosquee des ses Divertissements..
1719
Later hand-coloured copper engraving on paper
19.5 x 13 in (48.7 x 32.5 cm)

Engraving from the fifth volume of Atlas Historique (Historic Atlas) published in 1719 in Amsterdam. This print displays the Grand Mogul's palace in India. View of palace, gardens, the king talking to people, people at work, elephant fight, games, processions.

Henri Abraham Chatelain was the best-known Dutch cartographer. He was also Huguenot pastor of Parisian origins, he lived in Paris, St. Martins, London (c. 1710), The Hague (c. 1721) and Amsterdam (c. 1728)

(Set of two)

This work will be shipped unframed

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