Magnificent map of the Holy Land, viewed as Moses would have seen it from atop Mt. Pisgah in his vision of the Promised Land. The Exodus and the Wandering of the Children of Israel are depicted in the Sinai. Moses and Aaron flank the decorative cartouche, Jonah and the whale are shown in the sea, and the Pharaoh's forces are seen drowning in the Red Sea. The Mare Mortuum or Dead Sea is shown in a distorted shape with Sodom and Gommora burning within it. The map is oriented with west at the top by two lovely compass roses. This map was engraved by Jodocus Hondius and the plate was purchased by Blaeu who issued it under his own name. French text on verso, published between 1638-43.

See also lot 728 for Kenneth Nebenzahl's Maps of the Bible Lands that describes this map.

References: Van der Krogt (Vol. II) #8150:2:2; Laor #106; Nebenzahl (HL) #42.

Condition: A

A sharp impression with full original color on a bright, watermarked sheet with light soiling along the edges of the sheet and archivally repaired centerfold separations at top and bottom.