The Holy Land Divided into the Twelve Tribes of Israel, Mortier, 1700
€ 570
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
circa 1700
Mapmaker / artist
Johannes van Luchtenburg, draughtsman and engraver
Publisher
Pieter Mortier, Amsterdam
Technique
Copper Engraving
Coloring
Uncolored
Sheet size
42 × 51 cm (16.5 × 20.1 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-14464
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
Light uneven toning, browner towards the edges. Marked handling soiling along the top edge. Scattered foxing in the margin. All four corners complete.
About this sheet
A large original antique map of the Holy Land, engraved on copper and lettered in Dutch within a great sculptural cartouche at the upper left: HET HEYLIGE LAND verdeeld in de Twaalf Stammen ISRAELS waar in duidelyk is aangewesen de Reysen van JESUS-CHRISTUS, serving as a light upon the histories of the Bible. The cartouche is built as a stone tablet surrounded by a crowd of figures, with Christ healing the sick at the left and palm trees behind. The Mediterranean is lettered DE GROOTE ZEE at the right, the desert of Arabia at the left, and the territories of the twelve tribes are ruled across the country with their names in open capitals.
The map was drawn and engraved by Johannes van Luchtenburg for the great folio bible history published in Amsterdam by Pieter Mortier in 1700, David Martin's Historie des Ouden en Nieuwen Testaments, one of the most lavishly illustrated Dutch books of its period. Mortier was among the most ambitious publishers in Amsterdam and these large bible plates were his showpiece; the plates were reissued later in the century by Covens and Mortier.
Bible maps of the Holy Land are valued as much for their subject as for their geography. This is one of the largest and most sculptural of them. It is a substantial sheet, and the figural cartouche is a work of art in its own right.
Light uneven toning, browner towards the edges. Marked handling soiling along the top edge. Scattered foxing in the margin. All four corners complete.
This is an original antique map, not a modern reproduction. This item is sold unframed. Any framed or interior images are shown for presentation and inspiration only, unless the listing explicitly states that the item is sold framed.
