De Gelegentheyt van’t Paradys ende t’Lant Canaan.

Estimate: $400–$600
Hammer price: $600

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

VISSCHER FAMILY

Place

Amsterdam, 1646 (or later)

Description

Hand-colored copperplate map.

references

Laor 788.

summary

A decorative map of the Near East, from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. The Garden of Eden is depicted to the east of Babel. Abraham’s journey from Ur to the Promised Land is delineated, while two engravings flank the title cartouche; one of Adam and Eve partaking in the Forbidden Fruit and the other depicting the Expulsion from Eden.

14 x 19.5 inches (35.5 x 49.5 cm).

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