Tirinus, Jacobus. Chorographia Terra Sanctae in Angustiorem Formam Redacta et ex Variis Auctoribus a Multis Erroribus Expurgata [The Chorography of the Holy Land with correction of the many errors made by various authors]

(MAP OF HOLY LAND

Martinus Nutius

(Antwerp

1632)

Latin. Two sheets. Copperplate. Hand colored

Laor 771

This map from the very beginning of Jacob Tirinus’ Commentarius in Vetus et Novum Testamentum, Vol. I, orients to the east, with Sidon (today Lebanon) at the extreme left and the Nile Delta at the far right. In the center foreground there is an inset oval map of the Old City of Jerusalem, which is fairly accurate. The map of the Holy Land is surrounded on three sides by a total of sixteen vignettes of the Temple vessels, the camp of the Israelites in the desert, and the shekel coins of ancient Judea. In the waters of the Mediterranean off the coast of Israel are seen several fine old ships as well as the traditional mapmaker’s compass. Laor speculates that the actual engraving was executed by Cornelis Galle