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Antique Map Auction Sale No. 124 - closed 5/7/2008

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Lot #597: "Terra Sancta quae in Sacris Terra Promissionis ol. Palestina" Mercator/Jansson

Antique map chart Terra Sancta quae in Sacris Terra Promissionis ol Pa
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Estimate:
$200.00 - $240.00
Sold for: $150.00

Lot 597
By: Mercator/Jansson
Subject: Holy Land
Date: 1631

Publication: Atlas Minor

Condition: A
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Color: hand color

Size: 7.5 x 5.2 inches
19.1 x 13.2 cm

This small map is based on Ortelius' famous map of the Holy Land. It is oriented with east at the top and centered on Samaria. The map was engraved by Petrus Kaerius for Jansson's editions of the Atlas Minor. German text on verso

Minor show-through of text on verso.

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