Auction 80 · Lot 175
Situs Terrae Promissionis SS Bibliorum Intelligentiam Exacte Aperiens.
- Estimate
- $1,500–$2,000
- Hammer price
- $1,600
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
ADRICHOM, CHRISTIAN.
Place
Cologne, 1590
Description
Hand-colored copperplate map. Two sheets joined together.
references
Laor 7.
summary
This map played an instrumental role in defining the depiction of the Holy Land for the century that followed its popularization. The western Levant is shown from Sidon to Alexandria on roughly the same longitude. The four cities of Sodom, Gomorrah, Zeboim and Admah are shown burning in the Dead Sea.
14.5 x 41 inches (37 x 104 cm).
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