Subject: Middle East & Cyprus
Period: 1686 (published)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
18.3 x 13.9 inches
46.5 x 35.3 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.
References: Poortman & Augusteijn #131 GI.
Condition: A
A crisp impression with light toning, foxing and dampstains almost entirely confined to the edges of the sheet.