Amsterdam, Picart, Bernard, Title page for: HA Chatelain, Atlas historique, ou Nouvelle introduction, 1719, Allegorical representation with the personifications of Asia, Africa and America; Mercury floats in the air, verso lower left - stamped, Landscape with the personifications of Asia, Africa and America, three of the four continents, with their attributes. A woman (Hope?) accompanies them. Mercury flies in the air. In the margin a fourteen-line caption, in three columns, in French., print, engraving, title page, prints, engravings, The personifications of the three continents Asia, Africa and America gather around a woman with an incense burner in her hands. In the air Mercury, patron saint of travellers and trade. On the right in the background the ships with which the world's oceans are sailed. The print is part of an album., height 409 mm, width 253 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1719 - 1719, first quarter 18th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving (printing process), intermediary draughtsman
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Amsterdam, Picart, Bernard, Title page, HA Chatelain, Atlas historique, ou Nouvelle introduction, 1719, Allegorical representation, personifications, Asia, Africa, America, Mercury floats, air, verso lower, left, - stamped, Landscape, three, four continents, attributes, woman, Hope, accompanies them, Mercury flies, margin, fourteen-line caption, three columns, French, print, engraving, title page, prints, engravings, three continents Asia, America gather, incense burner, hands, air Mercury, patron saint, travellers, trade, right, background, ships, world's oceans, sailed, part, album, height 409 mm, width 253 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1673-06-11 - 1733-05-08, print maker, printmaker, 1719 - 1719, first quarter 18th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, printing process, intermediary draughtsman
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