[Tabula quarta Asiae – "Fourth Map of Asia"], hand-colored woodcut. [Vienne, France: Gaspard Trechsel, 1541]. Latin.
Map of Asia, after a map by Claudius Ptolemaeus (Ptolemy), depicting Palestine and large areas of the Middle East. Map no. 18 from Claudii Ptolemaei Alexandrini Geographicae, edited by Spanish theologian and humanist Michael Servetus (1511-1553). The text of Claudii Ptolemaei Alexandrini Geographicae was printed in Lyon, whereas the maps were printed in Vienne by Gaspard Trechsel.
Latin text on verso – Tabula quarta Asiae.
Laor 613.
Map: 44.5X31.5 cm (printed on two conjoined sheets). Good-fair condition. Stains (including dampstains). Creases and wear. Closed tears and small open tears along edges and horizontal fold line. Leaf mounted on thin paper for reinforcement.

Situs Terrae Promissionis. S.S. Bibliorum intelligentiam exacte aperiens per Chr. Adrichom, map of Palestine after a map by Christian van Adrichem.
Hand-colored engraving. Amsterdam: Henrici Hondii, [ca. mid-17th century].
Map of Palestine on both sides of the Jordan River, with the territories of the Tribes. The shoreline stretches from Sidon to Alexandria. The upper part of the map is decorated with an ornamental chain of flowers and fruits and beneath it a cartouche held by two angels with a verse from Deuteronomy , chapter 8 (Latin): "For the Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths, springing forth in valleys and hills…". On the lower part of the map, a scale and compass, an illustration of Jonah the Prophet and the Leviathan and an illustration of Moses and Aaron.
Engraved map: approx. 49X37 cm (printed on two conjoined sheets). Good condition. Minor stains. Small tears to edges (not affecting the text); tears along vertical fold line.

Map of Palestine, engraving by Abraham bar Jacob (signed in the plate on bottom). [Amsterdam, (1712)].
The map depicts Palestine, the Sinai Desert and the territories of the Twelve Tribes. The Mediterranean Sea at bottom and the Nile Delta to the right. The shoreline runs from Sidon to Alexandria. The map shows the route of the Israelites in the Sinai Desert; an ornate cartouche at lower right corner lists the 41 stations of the Israelites in the desert. Ships hauling the Lebanon cedars sent by Hiram King of Tyre to King Solomon for the building of the Temple and the story of Jonah depicted along the shoreline. A barn and grazing farm animals, depicted at lower left corner, symbolize the fertility of Palestine.
The map, by the Dutch proselyte Abraham bar Jacob (after Christian van Adrichem), was first printed in the 1695 Amsterdam Passover Haggadah. The date of its printing was encoded in the title by emphasizing certain letter in the Hebrew word "Techezena". In later editions, the year of printing was adjusted by emphasizing additional letters.
Engraved map: 47.5X25.5 cm. Fair condition. Fold lines and creases. Leaf trimmed close to the plate on its right side, slightly affecting frame of engraving. Tears to edges, some open. Notations on verso. Leaf mounted on thin acid-free paper, for restoration (with excess paper in the margins). Matted.
See Laor 876.