Subject: Holy Land
Period: 1700 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
32.4 x 12.6 inches
82.3 x 32 cm
Panels illustrating sacred objects surround this stunning map of the Holy Land. Oriented with east at top, the map includes the territories of the twelve tribes on both sides of the Jordan River and the route of the Exodus and Wandering. At center is an inset bird's-eye plan of ancient Jerusalem based on the Spanish biblical geographer, Juan Bautista Villalpando. The decorative panels include a menorah, the arc of the covenant, the altar of sacrifices, the Tabernacle, and a plan and elevations of the Temple. Two sheets joined as issued.
References: Laor #771.
Condition: A
Issued folding on watermarked paper with a few small worm holes and chips in far blank margins that have been archivally repaired.