Subject: Holy Land
Period: 1650 (dated)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
19.1 x 11.9 inches
48.5 x 30.2 cm
Lavishly decorated map of the Holy Land depicting the flight from Egypt. The Holy Land is divided among the tribes. The Kishon River connects the Mediterranean to the Sea of Galilee. There are numerous embellishments, including depictions of the encampment of the Children of Israel, temple vessels, Aaron & Moses, both sides of a shekel coin, a charming scene of Jonas and the whale, and several of Solomon's ships. Visscher's emblem, an old fisherman, is at right. Published in a Dutch Bible, with text on verso.
References: Laor #785; Poortman & Augusteijn #85.
Condition: A
A crisp impression on a bright sheet, issued folding with marginal soiling and professional repairs to two short fold separations at top and to a small chip in the right blank margin.