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Curious genealogical tree which traces the lineages of the kings of France and other important European dynasties back to the year "3509 of the world" (about 500 BC). This twisting and branching tree starts with the kings of two Germanic peoples, the Sicamri and the Saxons, which eventually link up in about AD 900. Numerous lineages can be found, including the Kings of France, the house of Brandenburg, the Kings of Italy, the Dukes of Holstein, and much, much more.
A "remark" in the text claims that this is the most beautiful piece of genealogical history which has ever existed. It credits the researchers who composed this genealogical tree, including several members of the priesthood. The map was issued in Chatelain's Atlas Historique.
Henri Abraham Chatelain (1684-1743) was a Huguenot pastor of Parisian origins. Chatelain proved a successful businessman, creating lucrative networks in London, The Hague, and then Amsterdam. He is most well known for the Atlas Historique, published in seven volumes between 1705 and 1720. This encyclopedic work was devoted to the history and genealogy of the continents, discussing such topics as geography, cosmography, topography, heraldry, and ethnography. Published thanks to a partnership between Henri, his father, Zacharie, and his younger brother, also Zacharie, the text was contributed to by Nicolas Gueudeville, a French geographer. The maps were by Henri, largely after the work of Guillaume Delisle, and they offered the general reader a window into the emerging world of the eighteenth century.
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