Geographische beschryvinge der Heirtochten ende Rustplaetsen der Kinderen Israels and Tabvla geographica, in qva Israelitarvm
Description:
Auctore Pet. Planc. ; Gedruckt + Amstelredam by Ian Evertss. Cloppenborch. Met pri: vilegie voor 8 Iaeren. Copper engraving. Relief shown pictorially. Bible map of the Holy Land showing the journey of the children of Israel through Egypt and Canaan. A numbered path with 41 stops is shown through the desert. Map is centrally placed and surrounded by 15 vignettes illustrating scenes from the Bible books Exodus, Deuteronomy and Numbers. Includes compass rose, 2 scale bars in decorative cartouche, 2 key diagrams in a circle and a square of the 12 tribes indicating the location of the Israelites when they were travelling. The second map of the series of six biblical maps, first published in the so-called "Plancius Bible" in Amsterdam by Laurens Jacobszon in 1590. Latitude coordinates are given on map, longitude coordinates are derived from modern map of the area. Dutch text on both sides of verso. In Latin. Parallel title and text on verso in Dutch.
Creator:
Plancius, Petrus, 1552-1622 and Cloppenburch, Evert Jansz, 1611-1643
Images from the The Renaissance Exploration Collection courtesy Stanford University Libraries. This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. If you have questions, please contact the David Rumsey Map Center at rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu.
Rights Holder:
This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.