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Henri Chatelain: Nouvelle Carte de l' Amerique Septentrionale Dressee sur les plus Nouvelles Observations de Messieurs de l' Academie   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Henri Chatelain  (1684–1743)  wikidata:Q18511671
 
Henri Chatelain
Alternative names
Henri Abraham Chatelain
Description French cartographer
Date of birth/death 22 February 1684 Edit this at Wikidata 9 May 1743 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Paris Amsterdam
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Paris, St. Martins, London, the Hague, Amsterdam
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artist QS:P170,Q18511671
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Nouvelle Carte de l' Amerique Septentrionale Dressee sur les plus Nouvelles Observations de Messieurs de l' Academie
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English: Offered here is a stunning map of North America published by Henry Chatelain for the 1720 edition of his seminal Atlas Historique. Offers some of the first well developed cartography of the Great Lakes region and considerable detail along the eastern seaboard. Indian tribes, Spanish missions, and explorer routes are all indicated with varying degrees of accuracy.Includes references to several mythical kingdoms and cities including Quivra (Quivira) just west of the Mississippi, and Cibola in New Mexico. Both Quivira and Cibola are among the “Seven Cities of Gold” sought after by early Spanish explorers in the North America. Legend tells that the cities were founded by bishops who fled the Moorish invasion of Merida, Spain, in 1150. Although numerous explorers sought the mythical cities, including Vásquez de Coronado, they were never found.This is also one of the first 18th century maps to question the myth that California was an island. Though many claim that this map depicts California firmly attached to the mainland, a close examination of Sea of Baja, shows that Chatelain chose not to close the gulf at the northern extreme, thus leaving the “island theory” question open.
Date 1720
date QS:P571,+1720-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Dimensions height: 19 in (48.2 cm); width: 24 in (60.9 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,19U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,24U218593
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Geographicus link: Amerique-chatelain-1720
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