Subject: Middle East & Cyprus
Period: 1710 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Black & White
Size:
17.8 x 12.1 inches
45.2 x 30.7 cm
This Dutch Bible map covers the region between the Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf, depicting numerous Biblical sites, including the wanderings of the Children of Israel, Jonas & the whale, and the Garden of Eden. The map is richly embellished with a banner style title cartouche and four corner vignettes - the creation of Adam & Eve, Paradise, Eve offering Adam the apple, and the expulsion from the Garden of Eden. At bottom center is a large scene of the Ark. Dutch text on verso. Published by Hendrik, Jacob and Pieter Keur, and Pieter Rotterdam.
References: Poortman & Augusteijn #131 GII-2.
Condition: B+
Issued folding on watermarked paper with a couple of tiny fold separations at the sheet edges and light toning along the fold lines and top blank margin.