Genealogie des Empereurs Mogols depuis Tamberlan ou Tamerlan Jusques a Present

1766

Later hand-coloured copper engraving on paper

15.25 x 18 in (38.7 x 45.5 cm)

This beautiful map with illustrations was published in Chatelain's Atlas Historique shows the far-flung territories of the Mogol empire along with some local traditions Also included is the genealogy of Mogol emperors starting with Tamerlane (more properly, known as Timur, from the Turkic word for "iron."), founder of the second Mogul dynasty, and ending with Farukh Siar (Farrukhsiyar or Farrukh Siyar) in the present time (Chatelain's present time).

The map in the upper left quadrant is labelled 'Map of the Grand Empire of the Mogols', and features a large portion of Asia, from Persia in the West to India in the map's centre, to Siam in the East, with the Tropic of Cancer neatly dividing the map in two. This map features a French scale of measurement.

The upper right quadrant features a 'New Map of the Kingdom of Cashmir', which includes the Caucasus Mountains and the 'Petite Kingdom of Tibet'. This map features a German scale of measurement.

Three illustrations at the bottom are 'Elephants in Combat', 'The King's Manner of Weighing', and 'The Manner in which the Dead Were Burned'.

Henri Abraham Chatelain best known as a 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).

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