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Terra Sancta Sive Promissionis olim Palestina

Forbes and Clark Collections Visualizing Maritime History Project

Hand-colored copperplate engraving. Map of Palestine, Jordan, and Israel (the Holy Land) published in Frederick de Wit's Atlas (Amsterdam: 1682?). On the top of the map is an elaborate garland border with putti and a cartouche that contains the title and the creator. On the bottom is an inset showing the twelve tribes of Israel.


cartography
1682-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
De Wit, Fredericum
ink; paper; color
20 in x 24 1/2 in
Netherlands: Amsterdam