"Het Beloofde Landt Canaan, door Wandelt van Onsen Salichmaaker Iesu Christo, Neffens syne Apostelen", Avelen, Jan van den

Graphic map of Israel filled with biblical scenes. A compass rose orients the map with north in the top right corner. The large decorative title cartouche at bottom is surrounded by a dramatic scene of the resurrected Christ ascending to Heaven with the four evangelists flanking him. In the bottom corners are vignettes depicting the life of Christ, including his birth and crucifixion. At top, putti hold banners with the key to the map and scale of miles, and tiny ships and the track of Apostle Paul are shown in the sea. Dutch text on verso.

References: Poortman & Augusteijn #152.

Condition: A+

A crisp impression on a bright sheet, issued folding with a pencil notation in the top margin.