Subject: Middle East
Period: 1719 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Black & White
Size:
18 x 12.3 inches
45.7 x 31.2 cm
This Dutch Bible map covers the region between the Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf, depicting numerous Biblical sites, including the wanderings of the Children of Israel, Jonas & the whale, and the Garden of Eden. The map is richly embellished with a banner style title cartouche and four corner vignettes - the creation of Adam & Eve, Paradise, Eve offering Adam the apple, and the expulsion from the Garden of Eden. At bottom center is a large scene of the Ark. Published by Pieter and Jacob Keur. Dutch text on verso.
References: Poortman & Augusteijn #138-KII-2.
Condition: B+
A small rust spot near center and some minute worm holes in vignette of the Ark, only visible when held to light.