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Auction 184, Lot 616

"De Gelegentheyt van 't Paradys ende 't Landt Canaan, Mitsgaders de Eerst Bewoonde Landen der Patriarchen...", Visscher, Nicolas

Subject: Middle East & Cyprus

Period: 1665 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
18.7 x 12.4 inches
47.5 x 31.5 cm
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A lovely, decorative Dutch Bible map covering the region between the Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf, featuring the Garden of Eden prominently located on the eastern bank of the Euphrates River. 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. The distance scale features Visscher's signature vignette of himself as a fisherman. This map is based on the elder Visscher map of 1642, although slightly larger and more decorative. Both father and son used the fisherman as a signature on their maps but the image is slightly different with Nicolas' being an image of a young man. Engraved by Broeck. Dutch text on verso.

References: Laor #794; Poortman & Augusteijn #119.

Condition: B

A nice impression on a sheet with moderate toning and foxing.

Estimate: $190 - $220

Sold for: $140

Closed on 9/15/2021

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