Suite de La Genealogie ou Chronologie des Rois Patriarches et Prophetes du Troisieme Periode du Monde

Biblical history from the Kingdom of Judah to the Babylonian Captivity.

“Continuation of the Genealogy or Chronology of the Kings, Patriarchs and Prophets of the Third Period of the World” – Approximate title translation.

This engaging sheet presents an overview of the kingdoms of Israel and Judah, successor states to the Biblical United Kingdom of Israel. Two maps show the extent of territorial control across the Southern Levant, noting an interesting variety of settlements, geographic features, and Biblical landmarks. Two genealogies list the Kings of Judah and Israel, both of which descend from Solomon, David, and Saul in the lower center. The outer edges contain a chronological history of Biblical events from ~3416 BCE to 727 BCE.

The copperplate-engraved sheet was originally published in Paris as part of Henri Abraham Chatelain’s important Atlas Historique. This monumental seven-volume set was first issued in Amsterdam between 1705 and 1720, but was reprinted until the late 1730s. The scholarly, but approachable, work was aimed at a broad audience, eager for new information during the Age of Enlightenment. The breadth of content offers a nuanced synthesis of geography, cosmography, history, religion, ethnology, and political science. The descriptive text (in French) and skillfully engraved maps, diagrams, and illustrations provide a fascinating window into the world of the early 18th century.