Pharan Desertum, et Confinia eius cum Parte Aegypti. Hand-colored copperplate map.

AUCTION 64 | Thursday, March 19th, 2015 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Ceremonial Objects, Maps and Graphic Art

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Lot 251
ADRICHOM, CHRISTIAAN VAN.

Pharan Desertum, et Confinia eius cum Parte Aegypti. Hand-colored copperplate map.

Unexamined out of handsome gilt frame. 14 x 19.75 inches to mat.

Cologne, first edition 1590, (or later):

Est: $1,000 - $1,500
PRICE REALIZED $1,100
From: Adrichom, Theatrum Terræ Sanctæ. Oriented to the east, this Itinerarium depicts the Exodus and wandering of the Israelites in the Wilderness of Pharan (Numbers 10:12) and extends from the Dead Sea in the north to the Gulf of Suez in the south (#86); Egypt and the Nile River Delta appears in the west (#67). Numerous Biblical sites are identified by both name and number, which are more fully described in Adrichom’s text. Mount Sinai is shown with Moses atop and the Israelites dancing around the Golden Calf below (#92). The Tabernacle is also depicted surrounded by the encampment of the Tribes.