Ptolemaeus, Claudius-Servetus II. Tabula nova terrae sanctae (New Table of the Holy Land)
AUCTION 24 |
Tuesday, June 29th,
2004 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Ceremonial Art and Holy Land Maps Including Ceremonial Art from the Collection of Daniel M. Friedenberg
Lot 274
(MAP OF HOLY LAND)
Ptolemaeus, Claudius-Servetus II. Tabula nova terrae sanctae (New Table of the Holy Land)
(Vienna: Gaspar Trechsel 1541)
Est: $600 - $900
PRICE REALIZED $1,400
This map from Ptolemaeus, Claudius, Geographia (Lyon: Hugo a Porta, 1541), orients to the east, and gives the portions of the twelve Tribes of Israel. It is anomalous in its portrayal of the “Mare Gallilee” (Sea of Galilee) and the “Mare Tiberiadis” (Sea of Tiberias) as two discrete bodies of water. If present hydrological trends continue and the shoreline of the Kineret continues to recede, this may be an accurate prediction of the future