"Geographiae Sacrae ex Veteri, et Novo Testamento Desumptae Tabula Secunda: in qua Terra Promissa, sive Iudaea in Suas Tribus Partesq Distincta", Sanson/Mariette
Subject: Holy Land
Period: 1662 (dated)
Publication: Cartes Generales de Toutes les Parties du Monde…
This fine map illustrates the lands described in the Old and New Testament. It provides good detail throughout and is adorned with a wreath-style title cartouche featuring a pair of sea monsters. The Kishon River connects the Mediterranean to the Sea of Galilee.
References: Laor #689; Pastoureau, Sanson V B [170].
Condition: B+
A sharp impression with contemporary outline color in the map and later color in the cartouche, on a bright sheet with a large coat of arms watermark. There are two small worm holes in the image at bottom and light toning along the centerfold and edges of the sheet.