Beautiful Rare Antique Map of the Holy Land, 1648

€ 840

Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)

Date: 1648
Sheet size: 34.5 × 50.5 cm (13.6 × 19.9 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BGI-01106

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Condition

Given age. Some tears and repairs, mainly on folding lines. Dutch text on verso. Please review the images for further condition details.

About this sheet

Antique map Holy Land titled 'Perigrinatie ofte Veertich-Iarige Reyse, der kinderen Israels uyt Egipten, door de Roode-Zee; mitsgaders de Woestyne tot int Beloofde Landt Canaan, : met groote vlyt uyt verscheryden auctoren by een gestelt, uyt de H. Schrift gecorigeert, ende int licht gegeven'.

Beautiful and rare antique map of the Holy Land. Shows Exodus and wanderings of children of Israel across Red Sea, Sinai, and to Jericho.

Artists and Engravers: Claes Janszoon Visscher (1587-1652) was a Dutch Golden Age draughtsman, engraver, mapmaker and publisher.