Map of Holy Land (Palestina) 1590
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Title of the Map |
Abrahami patriarchae peregrinatio et vita |
| Author of the Map |
Abraham Ortelius |
| Place |
Antverpen |
| Publisher |
Abraham Ortelius |
| Date |
1590 |
| Type |
Topographical map |
| Technique |
Cooper-plate engraving |
| Geography |
Holy Land (Palestina) |
| Comment |
Perhaps, this is the most beautiful and rare map made by Abraham Ortelius - the most prominent medieval cartographer. This map depicts the Holy Land and the part of Egypt with the scheme of patriarch Abraham's travels. The map is decorated with 22 engraved insertions depicting the scenes from the Old Testament - the episodes connected with the life and travels of Abraham and his closest ones. On the top of the map there is an elaborate vignette with the explication. |
| Size of the Map |
45.8x35,5 cm. (The size can be changed proportionally) |
Map of Mediterranian. 1702
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Title of the Map |
De Beschryvingh van de Reysen Pauli en Van de anderen Apostelen |
| Author of the Map |
Visscher family |
| Place |
Dodtrecht, Amsterdam and Rotterdam |
| Publisher |
Visscher family |
| Date |
1702 |
| Type |
Topographical map |
| Technique |
Cooper-plate engraving |
| Geography |
Mediterranian |
| Comment |
This map is richly decorated with the engraved scenes. The map anticipated the publication of the New Testament volume, which was published simultaneously in Dodtrecht, Amsterdam and Rotterdam (1702). |
| Size of the Map |
34x45 cm. (The size can be changed proportionally) |
Map of Holy Land (Palestina), Sinai, Egypt 1650
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Title of the Map |
Palestina, siue Terræ Sanctæ descriptio |
| Author of the Map |
Joannes Joansonius, 1588-1664 |
| Place |
Amsterdam |
| Publisher |
Joannes Joansonius |
| Date |
1650 |
| Type |
Topographical map |
| Technique |
Cooper-plate engraving |
| Geography |
Holy Land (Palestina), Sinai, Egypt |
| Comment |
This is an excellent interpretation of one of the most popular topics in medieval cartography - the map of Holy Land, a part of Egypt and Red Sea. The map contains the most detailed scheme of the 40-years' wandering of the Hebrews after the Exodus (each year is described). At the top and at the bottom the map is decorated with 18 scenes from the Old Testament. Among these one can see a view of Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, with Jesus Christ entering the city. |
| Size of the Map |
57.5x44,7 cm. (The size can be changed proportionally) |
Holy Land (Palestina). Map 1.
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Title of the Map |
Tabula geographica, in qua Paradisus, nec non regiones, urbes,
oppida, et loca describuntur, quorum in Genesi mentio fit: Auct. Pet.Planc |
| Author of the Map |
Petrus Plancius, 1552-1622 |
| Place |
Leyden (first edition – Amsterdam, 1590) |
| Publisher |
Jan Bouwertss |
| Date |
1609 |
| Type |
Topographical map |
| Technique |
Cooper-plate engraving |
| Geography |
Holy Land |
| Comment |
In 1590 Petrus Plancius, a Dutch theologian and cartographer, has published the famous Bible, which was later called "Plancius Bible". The Bible was printed in Amsterdam by Lorenz Jacobson. This publication was accompanied by the series of the historical maps of the Holy Land. Each of these maps was decorated with 15 magnificent engravings depicting different stories from Bible. These maps are the best example of this genre in the history of book-printing. First map of the series depicts the scenes from Genesis and includes the small map where the assumed destination of Paradise is shown. |
| Size of the Map |
29x49,2 cm. (The size can be changed proportionally) |
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