JANSSON, Jan (1588-1664). [Palestine.] Amsterdam, ca 1652.
Engraved map of the Holy Land on 6 double-page or folding sheets, image 855 x 1765 mm (892 x 1927 mm sheet), with inset maps in the top corners depicting Abraham's and the Israelites journey through the desert, showing topographical features, roads, towns, villages and biblical illustrations. (Some tears along folds, repaired on verso, a few other marginal tears.)
Rare large map of the Holy Land, showing the division into the twelve tribes of Israel. Jansson is expanding on the late 16th-century cartography of Christian van Adricham. From Jansson's Novus Atlas. Laor 343-349.
JANSSON, Jan (1588-1664). [Palestine.] Amsterdam, ca 1652.
Engraved map of the Holy Land on 6 double-page or folding sheets, image 855 x 1765 mm (892 x 1927 mm sheet), with inset maps in the top corners depicting Abraham's and the Israelites journey through the desert, showing topographical features, roads, towns, villages and biblical illustrations. (Some tears along folds, repaired on verso, a few other marginal tears.)
Rare large map of the Holy Land, showing the division into the twelve tribes of Israel. Jansson is expanding on the late 16th-century cartography of Christian van Adricham. From Jansson's Novus Atlas. Laor 343-349.
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