“Perigrinatie ofte Veertich-Iarige Reyse der Kinderen Israels.” Double-page, hand-colored copperplate map.
AUCTION 72 |
Thursday, March 16th,
2017 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Holy Land Maps & Fine Art
Lot 276
STOOPENDAAL, DANIEL/ VISSCHER FAMILY.
“Perigrinatie ofte Veertich-Iarige Reyse der Kinderen Israels.” Double-page, hand-colored copperplate map.
Dordrecht / Amsterdam, first edition 1702 (or later):
Est: $600 - $900
From: Keur’s Bible. Amsterdam (between fols. 74-75).
Derived from the Nicholas Visscher map of 1650, the elaborate decorative engraved work in the lower quadrant of the map is the work of Daniel Stoopendaal (1672-1726). His imagery depicts various scenes from the Book of Exodus including Moses receiving the Tables of Law, the encampments of the Israelites, Moses producing water from a stone, etc. Title cartouche upper right, includes a distance scale of “English miles” alongside two putti.