Janssonius, Jan. [Palestine]

Estimate: $3,000–$4,000
Hammer price: $5,000

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author

(MAP OF HOLY LAND).

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Jan Janssonius

Place

Amsterdam

Publication

1658

Description

Latin. Six sheets. Multicolored. Hand colored. Copper plates. From Jan Janssonius, Novus Atlas (Amsterdam, 1658),Vol. VI

references

Laor, 343-349

summary

This impressive complete map of the Holy Land orients to the east, so that Lebanon is on the left and the Negev on the right. Gives the territories of the Twelve Tribes of Israel. Contains two insets, one of the Peregrinations of Abraham from Ur of the Chaldees until he reached Canaan, and the second of the Itinerary of the Children of Israel in the Desert until they reached the Promised Land

950 x 1900 mm to frame. Not examined out of frame

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