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Forty years travels of the children of Israel out of Egypt through the Red Sea and the Wilderness into Canaan

Forbes and Clark Collections Visualizing Maritime History Project

Hand-colored map that is the third of the series of six biblical maps compiled by Nicolaus Visscher. At the bottom center, an inset depicts the encampment of the tribes flanked on either side by Moses and Aaron. The map includes a coat of arms and dedication to his grace James Duke of Ormond. This map was translated into English by Joseph Moxon after Nicholas Visscher's original.


cartography
1671-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
Visscher, Nicholas; Moxon, Joseph
laid paper; ink; color wash
15 1/4 in x 20 in
Netherlands: Amsterdam