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Auction 149, Lot 579

"De Gelegentheyt van 't Paradys en 't Landt Canaan, Mitsgaders d'Eerst...", Stoopendaal, Bastiaan

Subject: Middle East & Cyprus

Period: 1686 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
18.3 x 13.8 inches
46.5 x 35.1 cm
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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: A

A fine, early impression with attractive color, good margins, and marginal soiling.

Estimate: $325 - $400

Sold for: $180

Closed on 5/21/2014

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