Terrae Sanctae, quae Promissionis terra, est Syriae pars ea, quae Palaestina uocatur... edited by Gerard de Jode. Drawn after Tilemann Stella. Copperplate engraving, hand-colored. [Antwerp, 1593].
Map of Palestine, oriented to the west. On the bottom (right side) appears a panoramic view of Jerusalem. The shore line is irregular and runs from Tyre to Beersheba (!).
Laor 375.
55.5X42 cm. Fair condition. Tears and some open tears. Stains and dampstains. Right, left and bottom margins are lacking and strips of paper were pasted to replace them (ancient repair). Pasting repairs, traces of adhesive tape and color repairs.
Provenance: Collection of Hermann Meyer and his daughter Channah Sapir.