"Iudaea seu Palaestina ob Sacratissima Redemtoris Vestigia Hodie Dicta Terra Sancta...", Homann, Johann Baptist

Homann based this map of the Holy Land on the cartography of Guillaume Sanson. It presents the region divided among the twelve tribes of Israel and covers from Sidon to Sirbonis L in the Egyptian desert. The Kishon River is shown as connecting the Mediterranean Sea with the Sea of Galilea. The dramatic title cartouche features Moses receiving the Ten Commandments and inset in the opposite corner is a map showing the Exodus and Wandering surrounded by a finely engraved scene including Moses, Aaron, and the two spies of Moses bearing a huge bunch of grapes.

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Condition: B+

Full contemporary color on a sheet with a small coat of arms watermark, some errant color, and light soiling. There is light toning along the edges of the sheet, a tiny centerfold separation at bottom, and the bottom margin has been trimmed by the bookbinder, with partial loss of the neatline.