Holy Land.- Jansson (Jan) and Georgius Hornius. [Holy Land] Dimida Tribus Manasse ... [with] Tribus Ruben, et Gad ... [and] Pars Maxima Tribus Iuda ... [and] Tribuum Ephraim ... [and] Tribus Aser [and] Tribus Simeon, six part map of the Holy Land oriented to the east, showing from the southern tip of the Dead Sea and Edom to the Golan Heights and modern day Lebanon, based on Christian van Adricham's map of around 1590, with inset maps in the top corners depicting Abraham's journey and the wanderings of the Israelites through the desert, and other illustrations throughout including the four burning cities of Sodom, Gomorra, Seboim and Adama in the Dead Sea, Jonas being devoured by the whale, Jesus arguing with Satan on a mountain top, amongst numerous others, engravings on laid paper without watermarks, two sheets each approx. 460 x 730 mm. (18 1/8 x 28 3/4 in), and four sheets approx. 465 x 570 mm. (18 1/4 x 22 1/2 in), one of the larger sheets laid onto paper support, both the larger sheets made up of two sheets conjoined, all but one with central vertical folds reinforced verso, some repaired tears and splits, handling creases, occasional spotting and surface dirt, unframed, [circa 1658-1677]
⁂ Scarce and magnificent wall map.
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