Auction 61 Rare and Important Items
Apr 24, 2018 (Your local time)
Israel
  8 Ramban St, Jerusalem.
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LOT 102:

Exceptionally Large Map - Territories of the Tribes of Israel - Amsterdam, 17th Century

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Map of Palestine, showing the territories of the Tribes of Israel, by Georg Horn and Jan Jansson, after Christian Kruik van Adrichem ("Situs Terrae Promissionis"). Engravings printed on six sheets, attached to one another. [Amsterdam, 1658-1677].
A very large map of Palestine showing the territories of the Tribes of Israel. Along the map appear illustrations depicting biblical scenes. The four burning cities, Sodom, Gomorra, Seboim and Adama, are seen in the Dead Sea. Two small inset maps in the top corners depict the route followed by Abraham from Ur into Canaan and the route of the Israelites through the desert.
The map consists of six parts, attached to one another (no text on verso). The map was first published in 1652 in the atlas "Accuratissima orbis antique delineation".
See Laor 343-349.
Map (all parts together): 181X88.5 cm. Overall good condition. Tears at margins (tear of approx. 7 cm to lower margin), stains, creases and slight defects. Pasted at the corners to a plywood board (partly detached) and framed.

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