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Very rare and important early engraving/map of Mexico entitled "DESCRIPTION, SITUATION & VUE DE LA V

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Very rare and important early engraving/map of Mexico entitled  DESCRIPTION, SITUATION & VUE DE LA V
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Very rare and important early engraving/map of Mexico entitled "DESCRIPTION, SITUATION & VUE DE LA VILLE DE MEXIQUE, DES DEUX LACS SUR LESQUELS ELLE EST BATIE, DU GRAND TEMPLE DE CETTE VILLE, DES SACRIFICES D'HOMMES QU'ON Y FAISOIT, DE L'IDOLE DES MEXICAINS, DE LEURS JEUX, DIVERTISSEMENS, COUTUMES, SUPERSTITIONS & AUTRES USAGES PRATIQUEZ PARMI EUX," by Henri Abraham Chatelain (French/Dutch), ca. 1719, hand-colored. 17-1/2" x 22". Superb condition, no tears or stains or folds except for the original fold down center, mostly French text (italic) but with two inset maps showing Mexico, one with all the connected islands of Tenochtitlan, plus four other illustrations showing the city and its temple where a human sacrifice was taking place, also Europeans being boiled alive by natives while galleons wait in the harbor, all in vivid color, popular and well-known maker.