Subject: Middle East & Cyprus
Period: 1682 (published)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
18.2 x 13.8 inches
46.2 x 35.1 cm
This Dutch Bible map covers the region between the Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf, depicting numerous Biblical sites, including the wanderings of the Children of Israel, Jonas & the whale, and the Garden of Eden. The map is richly embellished with a banner style title cartouche and four corner vignettes - Paradise, the creation of Adam & Eve, Eve offering Adam the apple, and the expulsion from the Garden of Eden. At bottom center is a large scene of the Ark. Dutch text on verso.
References: Poortman & Augusteijn #131 GI.
Condition: A
A dark impression on a bright sheet with minor printer's ink residue, an archivally repaired centerfold separation in the bottom margin, and heavy soiling along the right edge of the sheet (which could easily be concealed if framed).