Situs Terrae Promissionis SS Bibliorum Intelligentiam Exacte Aperiens

Antique map of the Holy Land. Printed in Cologne by A. Mylij in 1593.

Reference 12135

Description

A very large map of the Holy Land printed from two plates. From Christian van Adrichem's famous description of the Holy Land Theatrum Terrae Sanctae et Biblicarum Historiarum, printed 1593 in Cologne.

Details

Cartographer	Christian Adrichem
Title	Situs Terrae Promissionis SS Bibliorum Intelligentiam Exacte Aperiens
Publisher, Year	A. Mylij, Cologne, 1593
Plate Size	35.3 x 99.7 cm (13.9 x 39.3 inches)
Sheet Size	35.7 x 100.5 cm (14.1 x 39.6 inches)
Reference	Laor, E.: Maps of the Holy Land: Cartobibliography of Printed Maps, 1475-1900, No. 7; Nebenzahl, K.: Maps of the Holy Lands: Images of Terra Sancta Through Two Milleni, No. 35

Condition

Some browning, partly reinforced at the folds. The left centrefold partly with losses.

Cartographer

Christian Adrichem, a Catholic priest and theological writer, was born February 13, 1533 in Delft and died June 20, 1585 in Cologne. His main work was the Theatrum Terrae Sanctae et Biblicarum Historiarum (Cologne, 1590) a description of Palestine, of the antiquities of Jerusalem, and a chronology from Adam until the death of John the Apostle.

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Antique map of the Holy Land. Printed in Cologne by A. Mylij in 1593.

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