Subject: Holy Land
Period: 1729 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
18 x 13.8 inches
45.7 x 35.1 cm
Graphic map of Israel filled with biblical scenes. A compass rose orients the map with north in the top right corner. The large decorative title cartouche at bottom is flanked with the four evangelists and vignettes depicting the life of Christ, including his birth, crucifixion and resurrection. At top, putti hold banners with the key to the map and scale of miles, and tiny ships and the track of Apostle Paul are shown in the sea. Published by Pieter and Jacob Keur in a Dutch Bible, with Dutch text on verso.
References: Poortman & Augusteijn #134-GII<sup>3</sup>.
Condition: A
A crisp impression with attractive color, a printer's crease at left, and a short tear in the left blank margin that has been closed on verso with archival tape.