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Auction 161, Lot 664

"Ierusalem", Stoopendaal, Bastiaan

Subject: Jerusalem, Holy Land

Period: 1688 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
18.2 x 12 inches
46.2 x 30.5 cm
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Beautiful and fully engraved bird's-eye plan of the holy city flanked by engravings of religious icons, Solomon and a high priest. Reportedly after Vallapando's imaginary city plan, the map was published in a Dutch Bible. At the top is a large and ornate elevation of the Temple of Solomon. Dutch text on verso.

References: Poortman & Augusteijn #142.

Condition: A

A crisp example, issued folding, with light toning along the edges of the sheet.

Estimate: $275 - $350

Sold for: $150

Closed on 2/8/2017

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