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Situs Terrae Promissionis SS Bibliorum Intelligentiam Exacte Aperiens.

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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