Antique Map of the Holy Land, with vignette of the Garden of Eden

€ 480

One of a kind: this is the sheet in the photographs. Ships from Langweer, the Netherlands.

Sheet size: 32 × 21.3 cm (12.6 × 8.4 in)
Condition: Fair
Reference: BG-13449-4

Condition

Replacements made: Left margin extended. General age-related toning. Shows a few brown spots (one in vignette). Left margin trimmed and extended. Some wear, English text on verso. Please study image carefully.

About this sheet

Antique map titled 'Hondius his Map of Paradise'. Beautiful map of the region bounded by the Holy Land. Syria, Mesopotamia, Chaldea and part of Arabia. With decorative vignette of the Garden of Eden. Originates from the 1625-26 edition of 'Purchas His Pilgrimes', one of the seminal early 17th Century English Language travel works.