MME008
Ierusalem
Antique bird’s eye view map of the city of Jerusalem, based on the biblical Book of Ezekial.
Elaborate border composed of 12 vignettes related to the temple of Solomon. These include King Solomon, the High Priest, Solomon’s temple (rendered as a renaissance palace), the Arc of the Covenant etc. By Daniel Stoopendal, from a Dutch “Staten” bible published by Hendrick, Jacob & Pieter Keur, Dordrecht and Amsterdam, 1702.
The Dutch so-called ‘Staten’ bibles published between 1637 and c1760, contained 5 maps: the world, ‘ paradise’, the peregrinations, the Promised Land Canaan, the travels of St. Paul and a plan of Jerusalem.
The city plan is due to Juan Bautista Villalpando (1552–1608) and first appeared in a commentary on Ezekial published in 1604. It bears little resemblance to the physical reality of the Holy City.
Its main features are the Temple Mount in the centre of the map and a walled enclosure labelled “City of David. Surrounding the city walls are the encampments of the armies that besieged Jerusalem throughout the course of history.
356x461mm (14 x 18 1/8 in) Overall condition is very good. The hand colour is recent and attractive. Dutch text on verso, entitled Beschryvinge van Jerusalem (description of Jerusalem) $1000.00
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