Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1700
Sheet size
45 × 51.5 cm (17.7 × 20.3 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-12063-2
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
General age-related toning. Repair on lower part of the folding line. Please review the images for further condition details.
About this sheet
Antique map titled 'Carte de la Situation du Paradis Terrestre (..)'. Detailed map of the Holy Land and the Middle East, centered on the Garden of Eden and including a large Cyprus. Includes the cities Ninive, Babel, Calatua, Teredon, Sichem, Jerusalem, Antiocha (Syria), Charax Pasinis, Pasinivallum, Anuchtha, Pelodes, Suse, Nagira and others. This map originates from 'Historie des Ouden en Nieuwen Testaments' by P. Mortier.
Artists and Engravers: Pierre, or Pieter, Mortier (1661-1711) was a Dutch engraver, son of a French refugee. He was born in Leiden. In 1690 he was granted a privilege to publish French maps in Dutch lands. In 1693 he released the first and accompanying volume of the Neptune Francois. The third followed in 1700. His son, Cornelis (1699-1783), would partner with Johannes Covens I, creating one of the most important map publishing companies of the eighteenth century.
