Subject: Middle East
Period: 1702 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
17.8 x 13.6 inches
45.2 x 34.5 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. Dutch text on verso.
References: Poortman & Augusteijn, #131-GII-1.
Condition: A
Attractive color on sturdy paper with wide margins. Faint text show-through and marginal soiling.