"Terra Sancta quae in Sacris Terra Promissionis ol: Palestina", Mercator/Hondius

East is at the top of this striking map of the Holy Land. The land is shown divided into the Twelve Tribes and is centered on Samaria. This map is based on Ortelius' map of the region from 1570, which in turn was based on Peter Laicksteen's wall map describing his 1566 visit to the Holy Land. The Dead Sea has four cities shown burning within it: Sodoma, Gomorra, Adama, and Seboim. The Mediterranean Sea is enlivened with a depiction of Jonah being cast out of the ship and into the waiting jaws of the whale. The map is adorned with two strapwork cartouches. Latin text on verso.

References: Laor #494; Van der Krogt (Vol. I) #8150:1A.

Condition: B+

A dark impression on a watermarked sheet with light toning along the centerfold and edges of the sheet. There is a short centerfold separation in the bottom margin that has been repaired.