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PCT-62024
Antique Map of Ancient Israel (c.1730)
- Condition: Good, given age. A few minor crinkles. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study image carefully.
- Date: c.1730
- Overall size: 25 x 40.7 cm.
- Image size: 18.5 x 35 cm.
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Description: Antique map titled 'Ontwerp en Erfdeeling van't Land Kanaan, volgens het gezicht van Ezechiel.' Uncommon map of ancient Israel. This map shows Israel from Hethelon in the north to Kades, just south of the Dead Sea. Divided into the areas controlled by the Twelve Tribes of Israel, from the north these are Dan, Aser, Naphtali, Manasse, Ephraim, Ruben, Juda, Benjamin, Simeon, Issachar, Zebulon and Gad. Shows several important cities including Jerusalem, Gaza, Cezarea (Caesarea), Damascus, Tyrus (Tyre), Joppe (Jaffa near modern Tel Aviv), etc. The right side of the map is dedicated to Old Testament quotations, mostly drawn from the Book of Ezekiel, describing the region.
Source unknown, to be determined.
Artists and Engravers: Anonymous.