Terrae Sanctae tabula. The Holy Land. Israel Palestine Jordan. MÜNSTER 1572 map

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Terrae Sanctae tabula [The Holy Land]. Artist/engraver/cartographer: Sebastian Münster. Provenance: "Cosmographiae Universalis Lib VI. In Quibus Iuxta Certioris Fidei Scriptores…" Authore Sebastiano Munstero. Cum Gratia & Privilegio Caes. Maiest. Basileae, ex Officina Henricpetrina. Type: Antique 16th century woodcut map. Attractive woodblock map of the Holy Land showing the tribes of Israel. The final 10 days of the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt and entry into Canaan through the desert are shown and numbered. Bedouin encampments, a camel rider and a well are shown. A comparative list of ancient and (then) modern names is presented within the decorative cartouche. The cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, located within the Dead Sea, and their destruction by fire is shown. The map is orientated towards the West

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Size: 8979px × 6854px
Location: Israel & Jordan
Photo credit: © Antiqua Print Gallery / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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