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![MÜNSTER, S., [Map of the Holy Land, including Cyprus], antique map, old maps](/os/mapimg/33436.jpg)
| MÜNSTER, S. - [Map of the Holy Land, including Cyprus] Basle, 1550-1580, Uncoloured.. 260x170mm. Wood block print with letter press in German. Very good condition. Attractive full page longitudinal map of Palestine, Syria and Cyprus, cut by Hans Rudolf Manuel Deutsch. The shore line running from Southern Anatolia to the Nile Delta. The river Jordan shows two sources according to the medieval conception that the name of the river is composed from the name of th... (Click on title or image to go to item page) |
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| ORTELIUS, A. - Peregrinationis Divi Pauli Typus corographicus. . . Antwerp, 1595, Coloured.. 347x500mm. In good condition. Repair of split lower part center fold and some wormholes in bottom, left and right hand margin re-inforced. A splendid map depicting the travels of Paulus. With two fine scenes in top. Showing the countries along the Mediterranean, including Cyprus and Italy. A first edition with "corographicus" in title cartouche.... (Click on title or image to go to item page) |
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| ORTELIUS, A. - Terra Sancta. Antwerp, 1603, Coloured.. 367x505mm. Paper slightly age-toned. A good and dark impression. According to Marcel van den Broecke published in 1603. This is the most modern of Ortelius' maps of the Holy Land. It focuses specifically on the Holy Land and is oriented with east of the top. Ortelius used as a model the wall map of Peter Laicksteen who had actually visited the Holy Land in 1566. However, Ortelius introduced several revisions t... (Click on title or image to go to item page) |
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| ORTELIUS, A. - Abrahami Patriarchae Peregrinatio et Vita. Antwerp, 1601-1603, In attractive colours.. 357x466mm. Paper slightly age-toned. Overall, a very good and dark impression. Good margins, with contemp. annotations. Small repair lower part center fold. Paper slightly cleaned and sized for protective reason. Latin text on verso. The Holy Land map itself occupies the center and is surrounded by vignettes of the life of the Patriarch Abraham. Extremely decorative map made by Ortelius, based on Ptolemy, but mostly on the bible, particularly for the illustrations of Abraham's life from his departure from Ur to his death, depict... (Click on title or image to go to item page) |
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| HONDIUS, H. - Situs Terrae Promissionis.S.S.Bibliorum intelligentiam.. Amsterdam, 1633, In attractive original colours.. 370x492mm. In mint condition. Superb map of the Holy Land, after Adrichom, with north oriented to the left. It is finely engraved with numerous biblical scenes including the Exodus, the wandering of the Children of Israel, and several battle scenes. A floral and fruit garland is draped across the top, symbolizing the land of ple... (Click on title or image to go to item page) |
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| HONERVOGT, J. - Peregrinations divi Pauli Tyrus Corographicus. . . Paris, ca. 1640, In original o/l colours.. 320x489mm. Paper slightly age toned. Good condition. A beautifully executed and very rare map showing the peregrinations of St. Paul in the Eastern Mediterranean. The Mediterranean is ornated with two ships and two sea monster. The map itself has been copied after A.Ortelius. Published by Jacob Honervogt (c.1590-c.1663) who was a native of Colog... (Click on title or image to go to item page) |
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| DANCKERTS, D. - Asiae Minoris nova descriptio. Geographische Beschryvinge aller Landen... ende sendbrieuen der Apostele… Amsterdam, 1643, Uncoloured.. 338x480mm. Very fine condition. Extremely rare map from a Dutch bible, published by Dancker Danckerts. This map was included in a Dutch bible including several maps signed by C.Danckerts and one dated 1648. The bible was dated 1643!.... (Click on title or image to go to item page) |
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| HONERVOGT, J. - Terra Promissions. Paris, c.1655, In original o/l colours.. 367x418mm. Paper slightly age toned. Good condition. A beautifully executed and very rare map of the Promised Land, divided into the 12 Tribes. The shore line runs in north-southwesterly direction from Sidon as far as Pelusium. The Haifa Bay does not appear at all and Haifa, not mentioned by name, just out into the sea. The Carmel Mountain reaches... (Click on title or image to go to item page) |
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| VISSCHER, N. - De gelegenheyt van t'paradys ende t'landt van Canaan.. Amsterdam, 1664, Coloured.. 320x480mm. Wide margins, in very good condition. Very attractive map, showing the location of Paradise. Two vignettes depict the Temptation of Adam and Eve, and their Expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Nicolaes Visscher was one of the sons of Claes Jansz Visscher who also made maps for the Bibles printed in Holland. Around 1650 the plates were wor... (Click on title or image to go to item page) |
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| STOOPENDAAL, B. - Het Beloofde Landt Canaan door wandelt . . . Amsterdam, 1682, In original colours.. 355x462mm. In stunning original colours. Cartouches heightened with gold. Repair of split lower part centre fold, expertly done. A beautifully engraved map of the ancient land of Canaan which roughly corresponds to present-day Israel. Cherubs hold up a draped cloth of key symbols, also a scale panel in the sea area and below are panels showing scenes from the life of Christ either side of an ornate title cartouche. The f... (Click on title or image to go to item page) |
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| STOOPENDAAL, B. - Jerusalem. Amsterdam, 1682, Coloured.. 360x459mm. In very good condition. Engraved by Bastiaan Stoopendaal from Juan Bautista Villapando's imaginary town-plan of Jerusalem. This bird's-eye view is surrounded by 12 scenes, views and portraits of Salomon and the High Priest. A key identifying 60 points of interest.... (Click on title or image to go to item page) |
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| ANONYMOUS - Chorographia Terrae Sanctae in Angustiorem. . . Amsterdam, ca. 1700, Uncoloured.. 324x843mm. Some very light water staining lower part. A good and dark impression. Rare. Large visually rich map decorated with illustrations of the sacred objects and places of Judaism. In the bottom center is a plan of ancient Jerusalem, and the route of the Exodus and Wandering are indicated. According to its title, the map corrects errors in place names found on earlier maps.<... (Click on title or image to go to item page) |
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| LUCHTMANS, S. - De Stadt Jerusalem. Amsterdam, 1710, In very attractive strong original colours.. 344x498mm. Printed on heavy paper. Upper and lower margin cut short. Paper slightly age-toned, repair of split lower part centerfold. Altogether very attractive. Plan of ancient Jerusalem from a Dutch bible after Villalpando. The print is in contemp. colours, which is extremely rare for a plate like this. Lower left the Temple as a Renaissance palace and lower right a panoramic view of the city. At left and right Biblical figures and Temple vessels. Engraved... (Click on title or image to go to item page) |
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