Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
Map of Palestine – Abraham Ortelius – Antwerp, 1584 – Hand-Colored Engraving
Opening: $400
Sold for: $600
Including buyer's premium
Palestinae sive totius Terrae Promissionis nova descriptio auctore Tilemanno Stella Sigenens, map of Palestine. Hand-colored engraving, from the atlas "Theater of the World" (Theatrum Orbis Terrarum) by Abraham Ortelius. [Antwerp, 1584 (engraving dated 1579)]. Latin.
Map of Palestine on both sides of the Jordan River (after Tilemann Stella). The map depicts the territories of the Twelve Tribes and the route of the Israelites from Egypt to Canaan. The shoreline runs from Beirut in the north to the Delta of the Nile in the south. The Dead Sea is crescent-shaped.
On the upper left side of the map, an ornate cartouche, with the following Latin inscription: "Antiquissima huius terre appellatio fuit Canaan… Hodie eam terram Sanctam nuncupant"; surmounted by an additional small cartouche with the year 1579. Latin text on verso – "Palaestina" (p. 111).
This is the second variant of the map of Palestine by Ortelius (in the years 1570 and 1595, two additional variants of the map were published, with small differences). See "Kedem" Auction 71, items 42-43).
Engraved map: 46X34.5 cm (printed on two conjoined sheets of paper). Good condition. Paper slightly browned. Stains. Several Small holes. Small tears to edges. Matted.
See Laor 540B.
Map of Palestine on both sides of the Jordan River (after Tilemann Stella). The map depicts the territories of the Twelve Tribes and the route of the Israelites from Egypt to Canaan. The shoreline runs from Beirut in the north to the Delta of the Nile in the south. The Dead Sea is crescent-shaped.
On the upper left side of the map, an ornate cartouche, with the following Latin inscription: "Antiquissima huius terre appellatio fuit Canaan… Hodie eam terram Sanctam nuncupant"; surmounted by an additional small cartouche with the year 1579. Latin text on verso – "Palaestina" (p. 111).
This is the second variant of the map of Palestine by Ortelius (in the years 1570 and 1595, two additional variants of the map were published, with small differences). See "Kedem" Auction 71, items 42-43).
Engraved map: 46X34.5 cm (printed on two conjoined sheets of paper). Good condition. Paper slightly browned. Stains. Several Small holes. Small tears to edges. Matted.
See Laor 540B.
Early Manuscripts, Bibles, Maps, Travelogues, Prints
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