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Auction 181, Lot 574

"De Gelegentheyt van t'Paradys ende t'Landt Canaan, Mitsgaders de Eerst Bewoonde Landen der Patriarchen, uyt de H. Schrifture...", Visscher, Claes Janszoon

Subject: Middle East & Cyprus

Period: 1650 (dated)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
19.1 x 12.1 inches
48.5 x 30.7 cm
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Superb Dutch Bible map covering the region between the Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf, featuring the Garden of Eden located near the city of Babel. The strapwork title cartouche is flanked by scenes of Eve offering Adam the apple and the expulsion from paradise. In the sea beneath Cyprus is a scene of Jonah and the whale. A lovely, decorative map with the scale of miles featuring a figure of an old fisherman (the mark of Visscher). Dutch text on verso.

References: Poortman & Augusteijn #84.

Condition: A

A nice impression, issued folding on a bright sheet with a fleur-de-lis watermark. There are a few tiny tears along the edges of the sheet.

Estimate: $240 - $300

Sold for: $150

Closed on 2/10/2021

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