Subject: Middle East & Cyprus
Period: 1729 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
17.9 x 13.7 inches
45.5 x 34.8 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 Pieter and Jacob Keur.
References: Poortman & Augusteijn #131 GII-3.
Condition: B+
A crisp impression, issued folding on a bright sheet with a Strasbourg bend & lily watermark. There are some light stains near the center of the image, soiling along the edges of the sheet, and narrow side margins, as issued. A short centerfold separation at bottom has been archivally repaired.