Antique Map of the Region of the Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf by Danckerts (c.1718)

Description: Antique map titled 'De Gelegentheyt Van't Paradys en 't Landt Canaan.' Dutch Bible map covering the region between the Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf, featuring the Garden of Eden, which is located near "Babel". The map includes tiny engravings of Eve offering Adam the apple and the expulsion from the garden. Abraham's journey from Ur is noted, as are the wanderings of the Children of Isreal, and a vignette of Jonas and the whale. Source unknown, to be determined.

Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Cornelis Danckerts' after an anonymous artist. Cornelis Danckerts II (1603-1656) was a succesful Amsterdam-based art-. print- and map-seller. (He called himself 'Papiere, konst en caertverkoper.') His sons Dancker II and Justus were active in the business as well. The Danckerts were a well known family containing several engravers, cartographers and print-sellers that started with the founder Cornelis Danckerts I (1536-1595) who was the city carpenter.