"De Gelegentheyt van 't Paradys en 't Landt Canaan, Mitsgaders D'eerst…", Stoopendaal, Bastiaan

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 - 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 the Ark. Dutch text on verso.

References: Poortman & Augusteijn #131 GI.

Condition: B+

Light soiling with professional repairs to several short fold separations, a chip in top blank margin, and a separation along the plate mark in bottom blank margin. There are a few minute worm holes only visible when held to light.