(After). Jerusalem (Ierusalem et Suburbia Eius).

Auction 97 | Thursday, March 31st, 2022 at 1:00pm
Boutique Sale Featuring Passover Hagadoth & Maps of Eretz Israel

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Lot 46
ADRICHOM, CHRISTIAN.

(After). Jerusalem (Ierusalem et Suburbia Eius).

Later issue of the remarkably detailed engraved map. 20 x 15.75 inches (51 x 40 cm).

London, c. 1630:

Est: $1,800 - $2,200
<<A fascinating, large town plan of Jerusalem drawn as a pictorial map. >> Contains sites and scenes of varying Biblical and Second Commonwealth periods. An astonishing two hundred and fifty captions identify various places or events mentioned by Biblical and historical sources. For more on Adrichom’s celebrated map, which the present lot is based off, see https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/ancient-jerusalem-map-jesus.