“Palaestinae sive totius terrae promissionis nova descriptio…” Hand-colored copperplate map, two sheets cojoined.
AUCTION 72 |
Thursday, March 16th,
2017 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Holy Land Maps & Fine Art
Lot 274
ORTELIUS, ABRAHAM.
“Palaestinae sive totius terrae promissionis nova descriptio…” Hand-colored copperplate map, two sheets cojoined.
Antwerp, first edition 1595 (or later):
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
From: Abraham Ortelius. Thetrum orbis terrarum, Antwerp, Officiana Plantiniana - Johannes Moretus, 1595.
This is the third variant of the first Holy Land map by Ortelius. Decorated with Baroque-style title cartouches, the upper left differs from earlier examples in its content: A quote from Deuteronomy chap. 8 and imprint cartouche lower right with mileage-scale.