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Auction 202, Lot 592

"De Gelegentheyt van 't Paradys en 't Landt Canaan, Mitsgaders d'Eeerst Bewoonde Landen der Patriachen...", Stoopendaal, Bastiaan

Subject: Middle East & Cyprus

Period: 1686 (published)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
18.3 x 13.9 inches
46.5 x 35.3 cm
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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.

Estimate: $200 - $230

Sold for: $150

Closed on 2/12/2025

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