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Auction 112, Lot 617

"De Gelegentheyt van 't Paradys en 't Landt Canaan, Mitsgaders d' eerst Bewoonde Landen der Patriarchen uyt de H. Schrifture…", Stoopendaal, Daniel

Subject: Middle East

Period: 1715 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
18 x 13.7 inches
45.7 x 34.8 cm
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Lovely Dutch Bible map published by Pieter & Jacob Keur. 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. Banner style title with vignettes in the four corners from Genesis: the creation of Adam & Eve, Paradise, Eve offering Adam the apple, and the expulsion from the Garden of Eden. At bottom center is a large scene of Noah's Ark at the beginning of the Great Flood. Dutch text on verso. Second state.

References: Poortman & Augusteijn, #131-GII-2.

Condition: B

Light damp stain at top. Very narrow side margins, apparently as issued or trimmed by a binder.

Estimate: $250 - $300

Sold for: $200

Closed on 9/28/2005

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