Jerusalem. Double-page, hand-colored copperplate plan.

MOXON, JOSEPH.

Amsterdam, (1671)

Laor 1084.

From: Joseph Moxon, Sacred Geographie or Scriptural Mapps. A compilation of six Biblical maps, five of the entire Holy Land and one of Jerusalem specifically; all of which were drawn after Nicholas Visscher and translated from Dutch into English by Moxon. This imaginary plan of ancient Jerusalem shows the city with the Second Temple, Herod’s Palace and details of its streets and markets surrounded by the outer walls. Lower right shows the anointment of King Solomon; lower left Golgotha on Mt. Cavalry. This plan of Jerusalem, based on Visscher’s 1643 model (see Laor 1155) - which in turn was based on J.H. Stern’s 1630 image (Laor 1137), features “An Explanation” on the right of the map, (whereas Visscher places the key on the left).