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Henry Abraham Chatelain (1684 - 1743 ): "Clothing of the Women of Smyrna", Izmir, 1732, Copper engraving Technique: Copper engraving on Wove paper Date: 1732 Description: Very decorative print, rich in details. Showing a series of images from the area around Izmir on the Turkish Aegean coast, as well as portraits of Greek and Jewish women from Izmir in traditional costumes. From Henry Chatelain's monumental seven-volume "Atlas Historique", published between 1705 and 1720 by L'Hoinore & Chatelain Libraires; 1721; the text was by Nicholas Gueudeville and Garillon, the maps were engraved by Chatelain, mostly after Guillaume De L'Isle. Titled above the illustration: "Habillemens Des Femmes De Smyrne, Des Grecques Et Des Juives De Cette Ville"; German: "Die Gewänder der Frauen aus Izmir, der Griechinnen und Jüdinnen aus dieser Stadt"; verso titled in lead and subsequently provided with collection number: "501247". From a famous antiquarian bookshop in Munich. | Watermark: Coat of arms with lily Keywords: 18th century, Figurative, Costumes, Greece, Size: 44,5 cm x 55,4 cm (17,5 x 21,8 in), Plate: 37,8 cm x 43,6 cm (14,9 x 17,2 in), Depiction: 37,0 cm x 42,9 cm (14,6 x 16,9 in) Condition: Good condition. The decorative and detailed print makes an excellent impression and is well preserved, browned and foxed due to its age; the vertical centrefold is torn in the lower part as well as at the lower edge to the right, the image is not affected; there are traces of creasing in the margin and diagonally at the sheet corners.