Subject: Jerusalem, Holy Land
Period: 1688 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
18.3 x 11.9 inches
46.5 x 30.2 cm
Beautiful and fully engraved bird's-eye plan of the holy city flanked by engravings of religious icons, Solomon and a high priest. Reportedly after Vallapando's imaginary city plan, the map was published in a Dutch Bible. At the top is a large and ornate elevation of the Temple of Solomon. Dutch text on verso.
References: Poortman & Augusteijn #142.
Condition: A
Issued folding, now pressed, with attractive color, minor soiling at bottom left, and a couple of short fold separations that have been professionally repaired.