"Geographiae Sacrae ex Vet; et Novo Testamento Desumptae Tabula Secunda in qua Terra Promissa sive Iudaea in Suas Tribus Partesq, Distincta", Sanson, Nicolas
Subject: Holy Land
Period: 1696 (dated)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
19.1 x 15.2 inches
48.5 x 38.6 cm
A fine map illustrating the lands described in the Old and New Testament, with the Kishon River connecting the Mediterranean to the Sea of Galilee. The map provides good detail throughout and is adorned with a wreath-style title cartouche. This Italian edition is based upon an earlier map by Nicolas Sanson and was published by the Tipografia del Seminario.
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Condition: B+
Wide margins with several printer's creases and light toning and offsetting along the centerfold.