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570 [Lot of 2] Geographische Beschryvinge van de Wandeling der Apostelen ende de Reysen Pauli [and] De Beschryvingh van de Reysen Pauli, en Van de Andere Apostelen Eastern Mediterranean, Holy Land 1648-1688   $350.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 0 x 0 inches) A great pair of 17th century maps from Dutch bibles. 1) Geographische Beschryvinge van de Wandeling der Apostelen ende de Reysen Pauli portrays the Eastern Mediterranean from Rome through Asia Minor and the Holy Land. The route of Apostle Paul is charted from Sidon to Rome. Panels of Biblical scenes at top and bottom show the major events of his travels. Dutch text on verso. ...

571 Byzondere Afbeelding der Landschappen, van de Apostelen Bevaren en Doorwandelt, om het Evangelium J.C. te Prediken Eastern Mediterranean Augustin Calmet 1725 A   $160.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 17.2 x 12.4 inches) Nicely engraved map of the eastern Mediterranean featuring the tract of St. Paul from Jerusalem to Rome. The map is sparsely engraved with only a few place names outside of the Holy Land. It is decorated with a compass rose.

572 De Beschryvingh van de Reysen Pauli, en van de Andere Apostelen Eastern Mediterranean Bastiaan Stoopendaal 1729 B+   $325.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 18 x 13.7 inches) Elaborate map of the eastern part of the Mediterranean decorated above and below with vignettes showing episodes from the travels of St. Paul. Cartouches, compass rose and sailing ships further embellish the map. This is a later state with Stoopendaal's imprint replaced by that of Pieter and Jacob Keur. Dutch text on verso.

573 De Beschryving van de Reysen Pauli, en van de Andere Apostelen' Eastern Mediterranean Jan Van Jagen 1748 B+   $250.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 17.7 x 12 inches) Very decorative map of the eastern part of the Mediterranean. Vignettes below the map show episodes from the travels of St. Paul and the cartouche, compass rose and sailing ships add interest. This map was copied from Bastian Stoopendaal's slightly larger map of 1688. Dutch text on verso.

574 Itineraire Descriptif, Historique et Archeologique de l'Orient Eastern Mediterranean A.H. Dufour 1861 B+   $110.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 5 x 7.3 inches) An early edition of this comprehensive travel guide covering the eastern Mediterranean region. The foldout chart, La Mediterranee, was drawn by A.H. Dufour and engraved by F. Lefevre. The finely engraved, full-page map of the Archipel de Malte includes an inset plan of the city of Valette, and the other maps incorporate the other plans called for on the title page. 1104 pp., 12 ma...

575 [Untitled - Middle East] Middle East Sebastian Munster 1580 A   $300.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 6.5 x 7.5 inches) This graphic woodblock map is centered on the Persian Gulf and focuses on the region's seas, extending from the Black Sea (Pontus Euxin) and the Caspian Sea (Mare Hyrcanum) to the Red Sea (Mare Rubru) and the Indian Ocean (Pelagus Indicum). The mountains ranges are depicted as ropelike chains and the landmasses are simply-named regions. On full page with German text (11 x 6.5").

576 De Gelegentheyt van 't Paradys ende 't Landt Canaan Mitsgaders de Eerst Bewoonde Landen der Patriarchen Middle East Jacob Savry 1648 B   $275.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 18.5 x 12.5 inches) Lovely Dutch Bible map covering the region between the Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf, featuring the Garden of Eden located near the city of Babel, which is graphically depicted with its huge tower. At top are small vignettes of Abraham's journey from Ur, and two larger scenes of Eve offering Adam the apple and the expulsion from the Garden of Eden. The scale of miles is enclosed in a decora...

577 Turci Impery Adumbratio Middle East Gabriel Bucelin 1658 A   $100.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 4.3 x 2.6 inches) The tiny map is a very scarce derivative of Ortelius' miniature map of the Turkish Empire. It covers southern Italy, the Balkan Peninsula to the Caucasus and from Tripoli in Northern Africa to Persia. Major cities are located, else there is not much detail. In the first edition of King's book on miniature maps, he attributed Bucelin's maps to Johann Praetorius who was the publisher of Histor...

578 Syriae sive Soriae Descriptio Middle East Philipp Cluver 1700 A   $90.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 9.5 x 7.6 inches) This charming map of ancient Syria is filled with detail of topography and cities. The title cartouche is emblazoned on an elephant's blanket.

579 Turkyen in Asia Middle East Nicolas Sanson 1705 A+   $80.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 9.7 x 7.4 inches) This boldly engraved map covers the Ottoman Empire in Asia, stretching from the Bosphorus through the Caucasus to Persia and south to Egypt and Arabia. Engraved by Antoine d'Winter for a Dutch edition of Sanson's pocket atlas.

580 De Gelegentheyt van't Paradys en 't Landt Canaan, mitsgaders d'Eerst' Middle East Daniel Stoopendaal 1714 A   $425.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 18 x 13.8 inches) The second state of this exquisite Dutch Bible map. It covers the region between the Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf, depicting numerous Biblical sites, including the wanderings of the Children of Israel and the Garden of Eden. The four corners of the map contain vignettes from Genesis; the creation of Adam and Eve, Paradise, Eve offering Adam the apple, and the expulsion from the Garden of ...

581 [Lot of 2] Mesopotamia et Babylonia [and] Carte von dem Irdischen Paradis, von dem Berg Arrat, und der Stadt Babel Middle East 1730 passed Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 0 x 0 inches) A nice pair of maps focusing on ancient Babylon and Mesopotamia. 1) Mesopotamia et Babylonia Fluminibus Secundum Veterem Tabulam Ductis is a lovely map of the ancient regions of Babylon and Mesopotamia, now Iraq, Syria, Jordan and portions of Iran. The map is decorated with a representation of the construction of the Tower of Babylon. Published by Christopher Cellarius in Ge...

582 [Lot of 2] Kaarte van het Aardsche Paradys' Middle East P. Starckman 1730 A   $190.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 7.8 x 9.2 inches) This pair of maps show two different possible locations for the Garden of Eden. One locates the Garden north of Babylon in the Armenian region in the vicinity of Mount Ararat and the headwaters of the Euphrates River. The other map shows the more traditional theory, with Paradise located south of Babylon on the Euphrates River.

583 Carte de la Situation du Paradis Terrestre, Et des Pais Habitez par les Patriarches Dressee pour bien entendre l'Histoire Sainte, Par Messire Pierre Daniel Huet Middle East Jean Covens & Corneille Mortier 1740 A   $180.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 18.5 x 15.5 inches) This interesting map covers the region from the Mediterranean through the Persian Gulf. Detail is omitted in favor of Biblical depictions including the Sermon on the Mount, Babylon, the Garden of Eden, Noah's Ark, Abraham's journey from Ur, and others. Pictorial scale of miles with a lion, lamb, and a serpent in an apple tree. Three tiny ships sail in the Persian gulf with a compass rose. Titl...

584 Afbeelding van Alle de Landen Gelegen Tusschen de Middelandische, Zwarte, Caspische, Persische en Rode Zeen' Middle East Willem Albert Bachiene 1748 B+   $150.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 20 x 15.5 inches) This uncommon map covers the region from the Caucasus to the deserts of Arabia. The Garden of Eden is placed in Armenia and other places from Genesis are located, otherwise the map is sparsely detailed. The large title cartouche illustrates the expulsion of Adam and Eve from Eden.

585 De Gelegentheyd van 't Paradys en 't Landt Canaan, Mitsgaders d'Eerst Bewoonde Landen der Patriarchen' Middle East Jan Van Jagen 1748 B+   $250.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 17.5 x 11.8 inches) 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 and the Garden of Eden. The map is richly embellished with a banner style title cartouche and four corner vignettes - the creation of Adam and Eve, Paradise, Eve offering Adam the apple, and the expulsion from the Garden of Ed...

586 Carte de la Perse de l'Armenie de la Natolie & de l'Arabie Middle East Jan Barend Elwe 1792 A+   $400.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 22 x 18.8 inches) This fine large map covers the region from Turkey through Iran, featuring the Arabian Peninsula prominently. The pictorial title cartouche bears testament to the strategic importance of the region as a link between Europe and the East. The cartouche features men loading a ship, a Persian merchant, a camel herder, an Asian elephant and an exotic dancing girl. The distance scale shows a sailor us...

587 Constantinopel Turkey, Istanbul Munster/Petri 1598 B+   $140.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 5.8 x 3 inches) A small bird's-eye plan of Constantinople on a sheet (8 x 13.3") of German text.

588 Natolia, quae olim Asia Minor Turkey Cluver/Jansson 1661 A+   $95.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 7.5 x 6 inches) Small map of Turkey and Cyprus with graphic detail of mountains, rivers, lakes, islands, cities and villages. A banner style title cartouche and architectural style distance scale embellish.

589 Anatolien Turkey Nicolas Sanson 1705 A+   $100.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 9.1 x 7.2 inches) A small map of Turkey shows major cities and rivers and extends to include Cyprus. It is decorated with a simple title cartouche. Engraved by Antoine d' Winter for a Dutch edition of Sanson's pocket atlas.

590 Vue du Grand Serrail de Constantinople Turkey, Istanbul Claude Duflos 1747 A   $1,300.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 35.8 x 11 inches) Superb panoramic view of the grand city of Constantinople with numerous ships and boats in the foreground. Finely engraved by Claude Duflos after a painting by François Boucher.

591 Avenues du Grand Sultan Vers le Jardin de Cipres Turkey, Istanbul George Balthasar Pobst 1780 B+   $75.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 16.4 x 11 inches) This striking optica print portrays a street and cypress garden in Constantinople. The street is filled with richly dressed men and women. Titles in several languages are at bottom: Magni Sultani Deambulacra Versus Cupressetum / Avenues du Grand Sultan vers le Jardin de Cipres / Viali del Gran Sultano verso il Giardino de Cipressi / Luft-Gange des Gross-Sultans Gegen dem Cypressen Garten.

592 Plan du Bosphore de Thrace' Turkey Jean Denis Barbie du Bocage 1791 A+   $85.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 12 x 7.8 inches) This map depicts the strategically important waterway that connects the Black Sea to the Mediterranean. The map is based on M. Kauffer's map of 1776 adjusted to reflect the ancient geography. The inset of Byzance (present-day Istanbul) is based on the work of General Albancourt and Lafitte Clave (1787). It was published in an imaginary travel journal by Jean Jacques Barthelemy, a historical fic...

593 Tabula Nova Terrae Sanctae Holy Land Waldseemuller/Fries 1541 B   $1,100.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 16.3 x 9.5 inches) This map of the Holy Land is based on the first 'modern' depiction of Palestine by Sanuto-Vesconte in 1320. The area is divided among the Twelve Tribes of Israel. The coast is oriented with east at the top, in a configuration that set the standard for maps of the region for the next 150 years. This edition, published in Vienna by Gaspar Trechsel, is a re-issue of the 1535 edition edited by Mich...

594 [Lot of 2] [Untitled - Holy Land] [and] Carte de la Terre de Canaan avant le conquete du Peuple de Dieu Holy Land 1560-1780   $140.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 0 x 0 inches) An interesting pair of maps of the Holy Land from the 16th and 18th centuries. 1) The untitled map is an interesting, uncolored woodblock map of the Holy Land and Cyprus (shown but not named), covering from southern Turkey to the Nile Delta, with Biblical place names including Jericho, Jerusalem, and Galilee. There are two inset panels of French text. French text and a nice depictio...

595 Reisen der Kinder von Israel aus Egypten Holy Land and Egypt Heinrich Bunting 1582 A   $550.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 14.3 x 10 inches) This bold woodblock map illustrates the route taken by the Israelites in the Exodus from Egypt to the Promised Land. The map is very graphic with illustrations of the Pharaoh drowning in the Red Sea and Jonah on the back of a whale in the Mediterranean. German text on verso.

596 Beschreibung des Heiligen Landes Holy Land Heinrich Bunting 1582 A   $550.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 15 x 10.3 inches) Woodblock map of the Holy Land divided among the twelve tribes of Israel. The cities, mountains, rivers and seas are graphically presented and the Dead Sea is shown in a crescent shape. Three sea monsters frolic in the Mediterranean. German text on verso.

597 Terra Sancta quae in Sacris Terra Promissionis ol. Palestina Holy Land Mercator/Jansson 1631 A   $150.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 7.5 x 5.2 inches) 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

598 Chorographia Terrae Sanctae in Augustiorem Formam Redac a, et ex Variis Auctoribus a Multis Erroribus Expurgata Holy Land Jacobus Tirinus 1632 A   $1,200.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 33 x 12.7 inches) Visually stunning map of the Holy Land surrounded with panels displaying sacred objects; a menorah, the arc of the covenant, the altar of sacrifices, the Tabernacle; also a plan and elevations of the Temple. At center is inset a bird's-eye plan of ancient Jerusalem based on the Spanish biblical geographer, Juan Bautista Vilalpando. Oriented with east at top, the map includes the territories of t...

599 Pinax Geographicus Patriarchatus Hierosolymitani' Holy Land Philippe de la Rue 1651 B+ passed Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 21.3 x 16.3 inches) A sharply engraved map of the Holy Land extending through the Sinai Peninsula to the mouth of the Nile. A decorative, garlanded cartouche surrounds the title. Engraved by J. Sommer and published by P. Mariette.

600 Het Beloofde Landt Canaan door wandelt van onsen Salichmaecker Iesu Christo, nessens syne Apostelen Holy Land Nicolas Visscher 1682 A   $275.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 18 x 13.7 inches) This fine map of Israel is oriented with north to the right. There is a large, decorative title cartouche at bottom surrounded by vignettes depicting the life of Christ. At top, putti hold banners with the key to the map and scale of miles. Tiny ships and the track of Apostle Paul are shown in the sea. Visscher's trademark fishermen flank the vignettes at bottom - at left the younger Nicolas ...

601 Tabula Canaanis ex Mente Ioannis Lightfooti Holy Land John Lightfoot 1686 A+   $350.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 16.8 x 14.3 inches) This handsome, uncommon map shows Palestine divided among the tribes and according to the political division under Roman rule. It covers both sides of the Jordan River. The 42 stations of the wandering Children of Israel are noted in the deserts of Arabia.

602 [Lot of 2] La Terre Sainte Divisee en ses Douze Tribus et ses Deux Royaumes de Juda et d'Israel [and] Iesu Christi Salvatoris Nostri et Apostolorum Petri, et Pauli' Holy Land 1699-1756 B   $180.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 0 x 0 inches) An attractive pair of maps by French mapmakers depicting the Holy Land. 1) La Terre Sainte Divisee en ses Douze Tribus et ses Deux Royaumes de Juda et d'Israel by Jean Baptiste Nolin, dated 1756. This map depicts Palestine on both sides of the Jordan divided among the Tribes of Israel. There are three inset plans: Plan du Temple de Jerusalem construit par Solomon; Plan de Jeru...

603 Historische Kaert der Landen en Saecken int Oude en Nieuwe Testament Holy Land Romain de Hooghe 1702 A   $400.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 18 x 12.5 inches) This scarce chart illustrates places described in the New Testament. The coastline runs from Sidon to the Nile delta at the bottom of the map. In the upper left corner is Damascus and the Red Sea is at upper right. A panel at bottom illustrates the temple vessels. The map was published by Jacob Lindenberg.

604 Perigrinatie ofte Veertich-Iarige Reyse der Kinderen Israels' Holy Land Bastiaan Stoopendaal 1702 B+   $325.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 18.2 x 12 inches) This is a finely engraved map of the Exodus from Egypt and the wanderings of the Children of Israel. The entire lower part of the map elaborately depicts scenes from the wandering and Moses receiving the Ten Commandments at Mt. Sinai. Adam, Eve, Cane and Able flank the title cartouche, and the map is further decorated with a convoy of ships bringing cedar for the building of Solomon's Temple, an...

605 Geographiae Sacrae Tabula, in qua Terra Promissa in suas Tribus Partesq, Distincta Holy Land Nicolas Sanson 1705 A   $120.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 10 x 7.7 inches) This is a reduced version of the elder Sanson's map of the Promised Land showing the Twelve Tribes of Israel. It is decorated with a large figurative title cartouche with a group of Biblical figures gathered in front of a smaller version of the main map. Engraved by Antoine d' Winter for a pirated edition of Sanson's pocket atlas.

606 [Lot of 2] Carte de la Terre Sainte Divisee dans Toutes ses Parties Selon le Nombre des Tribus d' Israel avec une liste des Evechez de la Palestine Tiree de la Notice qui s' en Trouve dans la Bibliotheque du Roi tres Chretien [and] [Untitled - Holy Land] Holy Land 1719-65 B+   $180.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 0 x 0 inches) A good pair of maps of the Holy Land. 1) Carte de la Terre Sainte Divisee dans Toutes ses Parties Selon le Nombre des Tribus d' Israel ... is a detailed map of the Holy Land based on the cartography of Nicolas Sanson. The region is divided according to the territories allotted to the twelve tribes of Israel. Panels of French text listing the bishoprics of Palestine surround ...

607 Het Beloofde Landt Canaan door wandelt van onsen Salichmaecker Iesu Christo, nessens syne Apostelen Holy Land Daniel Stoopendaal 1720 B+   $210.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 18 x 13.7 inches) Graphic map of Israel filled with biblical scenes. A compass rose orients the map with north in the top right corner. The large decorative title cartouche at bottom is flanked with the four evangelists and vignettes depicting the life of Christ, including his birth, crucifixion and a triumphant Resurrection -- bursting from the tomb and scattering Roman solders. This is the third state with D. ...

608 [Lot of 2] Kaarte van het Beloofde Land [and] Ontwerp en Erfdeeling van't Land Kanaan volgens het Gezicht van Ezechiel Holy Land 1729-1750   $110.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 0 x 0 inches) An uncommon pair of maps of the Holy Land from the middle of the 18th century. 1) Kaarte van het Beloofde Land Ontworpen van den Schryver uit het Bock van Jozua is a detailed, scarce map of the Holy Land from Antioch to the mouth of the Nile. The title is displayed on a banner with four distance scales. Engraved by J. Keyser, circa 1729. The neatline on the right and left is p...

609 Het Beloofde Landt Canaan Doorwandelt van Onsen Saligmaker Jesu Christo, Neffens Zyne Apostelen Holy Land Jan Van Jagen 1748 A   $180.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 17.5 x 12 inches) Graphic map of Israel filled with biblical scenes. A compass rose orients the map with north in the top right corner. The large decorative title cartouche at bottom is flanked with the four evangelists and vignettes depicting the life of Christ, including his birth, crucifixion and a triumphant Resurrection, showing Christ bursting from the tomb and scattering Roman solders. This map was copied...

610 Palaestina in XII Tribus divisa cum Terris Adiacentibus' Holy Land Homann Heirs 1750 B+   $220.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 20.75 x 17.6 inches) Beautifully engraved map of the Holy Land divided into the twelve tribes. It covers the coastline from Biblus nunc Gibele to the Sirbonis lacus. A map showing the region in Roman times is inset in a decorative scroll at left. The title cartouche is topped with two sides of a shekel coin. Below the cartouche is a scene of the encampment of the Jews with two spies of Moses bearing ...

611 De Beyde Koningryken Juda en Israel' Holy Land Willem Albert Bachiene 1750 B+   $150.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 18.75 x 14.75 inches) This is a nice Biblical map of the kingdoms of Judea and Israel as they were during the reign of King Solomon. The map extends to include a large part of the Arabian desert as well. Putti hold up the title cartouche and another adorns the distance scale. A large vignette depicts one of the battles of Solomon. Engraved by Jan van Jagen.

612 [Lot of 3 - Holy Land] Holy Land 1750   $275.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 0 x 0 inches) A very good grouping of attractive Holy Land maps. 1) Geographiae Sacrae Tabula, in qua Terra Promissa' This is a reduced version of the elder Sanson's map of the Promised Land showing the Twelve Tribes of Israel. The title cartouche at the top left shows the map of Canaan presented to Joshua by his spies. Engraved by Antoine d' Winter, circa 1699. The map has later color and...

613 Hierosolyma, Clarissima Totius Orientis Civitas, Judae Metropolis' Holy Land, Jerusalem Braun & Hogenberg 1572 B passed Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 19 x 13.4 inches) This interesting engraving contains two bird's-eye views of the city; one as it was during the time of Christ and the other contemporaneous to the 16th century. The view on the left also portrays the procession of Jesus to Golgotha, with Judas hanging from a tree outside the city walls. Each has a key to important buildings and places. At lower right is a vignette of Moses receiving the Comma...

614 De Heylige en Wytvermaerde Stadt Ierusalem Eerst Genaemt Salem Holy Land, Jerusalem Nicolas Visscher 1657 B+   $325.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 19 x 12.5 inches) This detailed bird's-eye plan was one of the most popular plans of Jerusalem during the seventeenth century. While it is an imaginary plan, it illustrates the city walls and streets, with 36 principal sites numbered and keyed to a table in a scroll at left, which is held aloft by an eagle. Solomon's Temple is at upper center and Herod's Palace is located at the far left. The scenes in the foreg...

615 Urbs Hierosolyma ex Descriptione Joan Lightfootii Holy Land, Jerusalem John Lightfoot 1686 A   $300.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 20.3 x 14 inches) This is an uncommon plan of the ancient city of Jerusalem. The imaginary plan shows the outer wall with Calvary outside the wall. The City of David and the King's Palace are pictorially represented, whereas Solomon's Temple is depicted only as a sketch plan.

616 Ierusalem Holy Land, Jerusalem Daniel Stoopendaal 1704 A   $250.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 18 x 11.8 inches) Beautiful and fully engraved bird's-eye plan of the holy city flanked by engravings of religious icons, Solomon and a high priest. Reportedly after Vallapando's imaginary city plan, the map was published in a Dutch Bible. At the top is a large and ornate elevation of the Temple of Solomon. The map is a reduced version of Bastiaan Stoopendaal's earlier map of Jerusalem with the bottom vignettes ...

617 Ierusalem Niewlicks uyt de Schriften Iosephus Afgebeeld door J.H. Coccejus Holy Land, Jerusalem Jean Covens & Corneille Mortier 1722 A   $200.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 15.7 x 12.6 inches) This is a very unusual map of Jerusalem based on the scriptures and the story of Joseph. Sparsely detailed, within the city walls only a few important sites are shown such as the Palace of Queen Helena, Fort Antonia, the Temple and Herodes' Palace. Outside the walls Golgotha, the graves of Helena and Herodes, the compounds of Pompejus, the Assyrians and Titus and the Mount of Olives are depicte...

618 Hierusalem Holy Land, Jerusalem Romain de Hooghe 1730 A   $350.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 15 x 11.8 inches) Salomon's Temple dominates this bird's-eye plan of ancient Jerusalem. The plan is largely imaginary, but amazingly detailed. The title cartouche is contained in a banner held aloft by angels. This is the second state with keyed legends flanking the title banner and a blank verso.

619 Die Lander Asie nach irer Gelegenheit bis in Indiam Asia Sebastian Munster 1562 A   $900.00 Closed     Archived Auction. Click on the Title for details on this lot.    (Size: 13.5 x 10 inches) This is one of the earliest maps of the whole continent based on the geographical discoveries by Portuguese navigators. The outline of the Asian mainland is relatively well established, but Munster omits the extreme northeast of Asia, still believed to be joined to the New World. Japan is also missing, as it appeared on Munster's New World map instead. India appears as a peninsula and Sri Lanka...

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