Auction 93 Part 1 - Manuscripts, Prints and Engravings, Objects and Facsimiles, from the Gross Family Collection, and Private Collections
Map of Palestine – Abraham Ortelius – Antwerp, late 16th Century – Hand–Colored Engraving
Palaestinae sive totius Terrae Promissionis nova descriptio auctore Tilemanno Stella Sigenensi, map of Palestine. Hand–Colored Engraving, from the atlas Theatrum Orbis Terrarum [Theatre of the World], by Abraham Ortelius. [Antwerp, 1595]. Latin.
A map of Palestine showing both sides of the Jordan River (after Tilemann Stella), delineating the territories of the Twelve Tribes and the route of the Israelites from Egypt to Canaan. The shoreline runs from Beirut to the Nile Delta. The Dead Sea is crescent–shaped.
A cartouche at the top left corner reads: "And thou shall remember all the way which the Lord thy G–d led thee these forty years in the wilderness…"; above the cartouche: "Deut. 8". Latin text on verso, captioned: "Palaestina".
Third variant of the Ortelius Palestine map (two other variants, with minor differences, were published in 1570 and 1579).
Engraved map: 34X45 cm (double spread sheet). Frame: 50.5X61.5 cm. Good condition.
See: Laor 541.
Provenance: Private collection.