De Wit Holy Land Map, 1670
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[Asia, Holy Land]
DE WIT, Frederick (1629 ca.-1706).
Terra Sancta, sive Promissionis, olim Palestina recens delineata, et in lucem edita per Fredericum De Wit.
Engraved map with original hand color.
Amsterdam, c. 1670.
20" x 22 3/4" sheet.
Old color example of De Wit's map of the Holy Land, oriented to the West, and divided among the Tribes of Israel on both sides of the Jordan.
The shore line runs from Sidon to Egypt. The Kishon River connects Haifa Bay to the Lake of Tiberias. Along the top, a garland is supported by 6 cherubs. At the bottom center, the encampment of the Tribes in the desert surrounding the Tabernacle, flanked by Moses and Aaron. The map is drawn from Visscher's map of 1659, with minor changes. Richly embellished and highly detailed. (Laor 860).
DE WIT, Frederick (1629 ca.-1706).
Terra Sancta, sive Promissionis, olim Palestina recens delineata, et in lucem edita per Fredericum De Wit.
Engraved map with original hand color.
Amsterdam, c. 1670.
20" x 22 3/4" sheet.
Old color example of De Wit's map of the Holy Land, oriented to the West, and divided among the Tribes of Israel on both sides of the Jordan.
The shore line runs from Sidon to Egypt. The Kishon River connects Haifa Bay to the Lake of Tiberias. Along the top, a garland is supported by 6 cherubs. At the bottom center, the encampment of the Tribes in the desert surrounding the Tabernacle, flanked by Moses and Aaron. The map is drawn from Visscher's map of 1659, with minor changes. Richly embellished and highly detailed. (Laor 860).
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