Catalog Archive
Auction 174, Lot 636
Print View

"Iesu Christi Salvatoris Nostri et Apostolorum Petri, et Pauli Mansiones, Itinera, Peregrinationes, &c.…", Sanson, Nicolas

Subject: Eastern Mediterranean & Middle East

Period: 1665 (dated)

Publication: Geographia Sacra...

Color: Hand Color

Size:
22.1 x 14.6 inches
56.1 x 37.1 cm
Download High Resolution Image
(or just click on image to launch the Zoom viewer)

This fascinating map details the travels of St. Peter and St. Paul throughout the Eastern Mediterranean and includes place names from the New Testament. Two large and detailed insets appear in the bottom corners: a bird's-eye view of Jerusalem (Hierusalem Occidens) and a map of the Israeli tribal areas (In hac Iudaa Tabula Iesu Christi Salvatris...). The decorative title cartouche features Jesus carrying the cross with St. Peter and St. Paul at the sides.

References: Laor #697.

Condition: A

A superb impression on bright sheet with the watermarks of a large coat of arms and "G [heart] G" and minor offsetting.

Estimate: $180 - $220

Sold for: $100

Closed on 9/11/2019

Archived

About Us

Old World Auctions specializes in genuine antique maps, atlases and decorative graphics originating between the 14th and 19th centuries.

Read more about us...

Recent Articles

More...

General Info

Contact Info

3850 Gaskins Road, Suite 220
Henrico, VA 23233 (USA)
Phone: 804 290 8090
Email: info@oldworldauctions.com

© 2024 - All Rights Reserved |Privacy Policy | Copyright Notice | Sitemap