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Auction 180, Lot 630

First Edition

"Terra Sancta, a Petro Laicstain Perlustrata, et ab eius Ore et Schedis a Christiano Schrot in Tabulam Redacta", Ortelius, Abraham

Subject: Holy Land

Period: 1584 (published)

Publication: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.9 x 14.5 inches
50.5 x 36.8 cm
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This striking map is considered the most 'modern' of Ortelius' maps of the Holy Land. It is a very detailed map, centered on Samaria, with north oriented to the left. The map was drawn by Christian Schrot with cartography based on Peter Laicksteen's wall map describing his 1566 visit to the Holy Land. The elaborate title cartouche incorporates vignettes of the birth, crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. The map is further adorned with a bold distance scale featuring the head of Medusa and a dramatic scene depicting Jonah falling from a ship into the waiting jaws of the whale. First edition with Latin text on verso and no page number.

References: Laor #543; Nebenzahl (HL) plt. 31; Van den Broecke #173.

Condition: B+

Full contemporary color with Ortelius' crossed arrows watermark. There is light offsetting and minor toning. Remnants of hinge tape on verso.

Estimate: $550 - $700

Sold for: $400

Closed on 11/18/2020

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