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Antwerp, 1591 - 1595. Copper engraving, taken from "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum...". Measurement cm. 45.7 x 35.2 plus wide margins. Latin text on the reverse.
The map of the Holy Land occupies the central part and is adorned with artistic cartouches, enclosed in an artistic frame and surrounded by vignettes, enclosed in medallions, of the life of the patriarch Abraham.
Specialist Notes
Extremely decorative map made by Ortelius, based on Ptolemy, but above all on the Bible, especially the illustrations of the life of Abraham from his departure from Ur to his death, depicted in 22 medallions". Laor, Maps of the Holy Land, 547, p . 78-79; Van den Broecke, 182.
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