Original Antique Map of Canaan, Armenia, Syria, Mesopotamia and Arabia, 1709

Reference
PCT-62023
Date
1709
Region
Asia
Category
Antique Map
Sheet size
25.0 x 37.8 cm (9.8 x 14.9 in)
Condition
Good
Availability
Available
Price
EUR 675

Antique map titled 'Descriptio Paradisi et Terrae Canaan'.

Original antique map of Canaan, Armenia, Syria, Mesopotamia and Arabia. It displays the Middle East from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. The Garden of Eden is located in present-day Iraq, near the city of Babylon and Mons Ararat in the upper right corner is noted as the site of Noah's Ark. Abraham's journey from Ur is traced and numerous other biblical places are noted. The title cartouche features the serpent in the apple tree. Published circa 1709.

Artists and Engravers: Published by F. Halma, Leeuwarden.

Condition: Good, general age-related toning. Original folding lines. Minor wear and soiling, blank verso. Please study image carefully.

Where this sits in the catalogue

Other sheets of Asia


Bartele Gallery. Original antique maps, sea charts, engravings and works on paper. This is a plain text rendering of a page that is otherwise built in the browser. The catalogue index is at https://www.bartele.net/catalogue and machine readable notes are at https://www.bartele.net/llms.txt.