This striking map is considered the most 'modern' of Ortelius' maps of the Holy Land. It is a very detailed map, centered on Samaria, with north oriented to the left. The map was drawn by Christian Schrot with cartography based on Peter Laicksteen's wall map describing his 1566 visit to the Holy Land. The elaborate title cartouche incorporates vignettes of the birth, crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. The map is further adorned with a bold distance scale featuring the head of Medusa and a dramatic scene depicting Jonah falling from a ship into the waiting jaws of the whale. Latin text on verso.

References: Laor #543; Nebenzahl (HL) plt. 31; Van den Broecke #173.

Condition: A

Lovely color on watermarked paper. There are a few tiny tears and chips in blank margins that have been professionally repaired. There is slight weakness along the plate mark at top left that has been reinforced on verso with Japanese tissue.