MAP OF HOLY LAND by Bonfrerius, Jacobus.
AUCTION 43 |
Thursday, April 02nd,
2009 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Hebrew Printed Books, Manuscripts, Graphic & Ceremonial Art
Lot 308
MAP OF HOLY LAND by Bonfrerius, Jacobus.
Leeuwarden, 1717.:
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
PRICE REALIZED $1,500
At top left, adjacent to title, Moses and Aaron; at bottom left, two cherubs, one working a compass. The map itself orients to the east, showing the coastline from Byblus (Lebanon) in the north to the Nile Delta in the South, and dividing the land on both sides of the Jordan according to the Twelve Tribes of Israel. The Flemish theologian Jacobus Bonfrerius (or Bonfr`ere) (1573-1643) was the Bishop of Cesarea.