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A Fine Collection of Seven Maps of the Holy Land, 16th-18th centuries
Description
- ink, paper
Catalogue Note
2. Palestinae sive totius Terrae Promissionis nova descriptio; avctore Tilemanno Stella Sigenens, Antwerp: Abraham Ortelius, 1587. A map of Palestine and Egypt (17 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.; 442 x 572 mm). Laor 540b.
3. Chorographia Terrae Sanctae in angustiorem formam redacta, Antwerp: Jacobus Tirinus, 1632. With a map of Jerusalem at bottom center and sixteen illustrations related to the Tabernacle and the Temple (13 x 32 in.; 332 x 808 mm). Matted and framed. Laor 771.
4. Situs Terrae Promissionis S.S. Bibliorum intelligentiam exacte aperiens, Amsterdam: Christian van Adrichem, [ca. 1635]. A hand-colored map of Palestine (15 3/4 x 20 1/2 in.; 400 x 521 mm). Matted and framed. Laor 23.
5. Tabula Itineraria Patriarcharum Abrahami, Isaaci et Iacobi, Amsterdam: Jan Jansson, 1652. A large map of the land of the Patriarchs (19 1/2 x 23 3/4 in.; 497 x 605 mm). Laor 371.
6. Terra Sancta, sive Promissionis, olim Palestina, Amsterdam: Frederik de Wit, [ca. 1680]. A map of the Holy Land featuring the two sides of the Jordan River divided among the Twelve Tribes. At bottom center are illustrations of the Tabernacle and its vessels, the encampment of the tribes in the desert, and Moses and Aaron (20 3/4 x 24 3/4 in.; 530 x 627 mm). Laor 860.
7. Chorographia Terrae Sanctae in angustiorem formam redacta, Venice: Jacobus Tirinus, 1786. With a map of Jerusalem and sixteen illustrations related to the Tabernacle and the Temple (13 x 33 in.; 332 x 833 mm). Matted and framed. Laor 771a.