Lot 267
Holy Land.- Jacob (Abraham bar) [Map of the Holy Land from: Seder Haggadah Shel Pasah / The Passover Haggadah], engraved map, [c. 1695]
Hammer Price: £1,600
Description
Holy Land.- Jacob (Abraham bar) [Map of the Holy Land from: Seder Haggadah Shel Pasah / The Passover Haggadah], oriented with north to the left and the Mediterranean in the lower half, with the Promised Land in the upper half of the sheet, showing the route of the Exodus, the 41 encampments of the Israelites listed within ornate scroll-work cartouche alongside biblical vignettes including Jonah and the whale, extensive Hebrew text printed throughout, engraving, on fine laid paper with watermark of foolscap and large Arms of Amsterdam, sheet 285 x 505 mm (11 1/4 x 19 7/8 in), old folds as issued, some repairs to splitting, repaired tears at the right right edge running into the map, small marginal losses restored, minor surface dirt, 1695
⁂ Rare example of the earliest engraved map of the Holy Land with Hebrew text. Originally created for a Haggadah first printed in 1695, considered a seminal moment in the history of Hebrew printing and illustration, Jacob's map is based on the cartography of Van Adrichom.
Description
Holy Land.- Jacob (Abraham bar) [Map of the Holy Land from: Seder Haggadah Shel Pasah / The Passover Haggadah], oriented with north to the left and the Mediterranean in the lower half, with the Promised Land in the upper half of the sheet, showing the route of the Exodus, the 41 encampments of the Israelites listed within ornate scroll-work cartouche alongside biblical vignettes including Jonah and the whale, extensive Hebrew text printed throughout, engraving, on fine laid paper with watermark of foolscap and large Arms of Amsterdam, sheet 285 x 505 mm (11 1/4 x 19 7/8 in), old folds as issued, some repairs to splitting, repaired tears at the right right edge running into the map, small marginal losses restored, minor surface dirt, 1695
⁂ Rare example of the earliest engraved map of the Holy Land with Hebrew text. Originally created for a Haggadah first printed in 1695, considered a seminal moment in the history of Hebrew printing and illustration, Jacob's map is based on the cartography of Van Adrichom.