Lot 563
Beautiful Antique Map of the Holy Land by William Blaeu 1629. "Terre Sancta quae in sacris Terra Promissionis olim Palestina Amstelodami officina Guiljelmi Blaeuw 1629". Printed area 15" high x 19 1/2" wide, in full old color with double page Dutch text on the back. The seas with a pair of compass roses, an ancient ship and three fierce creatures. Considerable detail is seen in the interior, cities, towns, mountain ranges and the two famous bodies of water, the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea. A lovely fully colored cartouche at lower right includes Moses holding the tablet with the Ten Commandments and a second ornately dressed figure at right. This lovely map, printed in Amsterdam by William Janszoon Blaeu (1571-1638), the founder of one of the great mapmaking family firms, is in very good condition and has been handsomely matted and ready for framing. Scarce in this nice state of preservation.
Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,500.
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