Antique Map of the Holy Land, Showing the Location of the Various Tribes

€ 1 200

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

Mapmaker / artist: Nicolas Sanson. Published circa 1700. Nicolas Sanson (20 December 1600 – 7 July 1667) was a French cartographer who served under two kings in matters of geograp
Sheet size: 52 × 60.5 cm (20.5 × 23.8 in)
Condition: Fair
Reference: BG-13323-2

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

Original/contemporary hand coloring. Original folding line. Shows some wear and soiling. Few defects along green outline coloring. Blank verso. Pieces of tape on verso. Please review the images for further condition details.

About this sheet

Antique map titled 'Judaea seu Terra Sancta quae Hebraeorum sive Israelitarum (..)'. Map of The Holy Land, showing the location of the various tribes, in two kingdoms, Judah and Israel as well as in six provinces. Shows Palestine on both sides of the Jordan, the shore line running from Sidon to Gaza. An extensive title added along the top. The cartouche in the upper left is surrounded by three men, the upper left Moses. Abraham readying himself to sacrifice his son, Isaac, on the right side, and Aaron, the High Priest, on the left side. In the bottom right hand corner, an illustration showing the two spies of Moses carrying the oversized bunch of grapes.