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Auction 193, Lot 595

"Orbis per Creationem Institutus... / Orbis per Diluvium Destitutus...", Hooghe, Romain de

Subject: Middle East

Period: 1700 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
18.6 x 12.8 inches
47.2 x 32.5 cm
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The standard group of maps included in Dutch Bibles consists of a world map, a map of Paradise, a map of the Exodus, a map of Israel divided among the Tribes, a map of Canaan, a plan of Jerusalem, and a map of the travels of St. Paul. This is one of the most unusual and decorative maps depicting the region of Paradise. It covers the area from Asia Minor to India and all of the Arabian peninsula within a circle. The Garden of Eden is located at center. At the top is the Tetragrammaton in a triangle. Surrounding the map are four scenes: Adam and Eve in the Garden, Noah's Ark after the Deluge, Moses receiving the Ten Commandments, and the birth of Christ.

References: Laor #341; Poortman & Augusteijn #154.

Condition: A

A sharp impression with professional repairs to some tiny chips and tears along the sides of the sheet and a bit of extraneous creasing in the top margin.

Estimate: $600 - $750

Sold for: $450

Closed on 6/21/2023

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