Subject: Middle East & Cyprus
Period: 1702 (published)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
18 x 13.8 inches
45.7 x 35.1 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 - Paradise, the creation of Adam & Eve, 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, M. Doornick and Pieter Rotterdam.
References: Poortman & Augusteijn #131 GII-1.
Condition: A
A nice impression with marginal soiling, an archivally repaired centerfold separation at bottom, and light toning along the edges of the sheet.