Subject: Holy Land
Period: 1546 (circa)
Publication: Rudimenta Cosmographica
Color: Hand Color
Size:
6.2 x 4.9 inches
15.7 x 12.4 cm
An uncommon miniature woodblock map of the Holy Land divided into the Twelve Tribes with charming pictorial topography and many place names. A ship and sea monster adorn the Mediterranean. The maps in Honter's Rudimenta Cosmographica were printed back-to back, so the verso of this map includes half of the map of Turkey and half of the map of Italy. A number of editions were printed through 1595, with new woodblocks prepared for the 1561 and again the 1595 editions.
References: Shirley (BL Atlases) T.HONT-1a #4.
Condition: B+
Originally issued on two separate sheets, now professionally joined with a small amount of image in facsimile along the centerfold. Marginal soiling and manuscript page number at top right.