Lot 300
Typvs Chorographigvs, Celebrivm Locorvm in Regno Ivdae et Israhel. Handcolored engraving, by Abraham Ortelius, c. 1586. Prepared by Tilemano Stella, a German cartographer who made maps of Germany and the Holy Land. Image: 13 7/8 x 18", matted and framed to an overall size of 23¼ x 27¾". A lavishly engraved map of the Holy Land, divided into the kingdoms of Juday and Israel. With two beautiful, elaborate cartouches. Place names and territorial divisions are drawn on Biblical sources. The shoreline extends from Beirut to El-Arish. Inland, Palestine is shown on both sides of the Jordan River. The map extends as far south as the Dead Sea. The map is dated 1586 but wasn't published until 1590, probably denoting the extensive effort put into the engraving. Not examined out of frame.
Estimated Value $800 - 1,000.
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