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Israel - Palestine - Holy Land. "Novissima totius Terrae Sanctae Sive Promissionis Descriptio". Orig. copper-engraving, D. Funck, Nuremberg, ca. 1700. Engraved by J. B. Homann. Orig. old colouring. With title-cartouche held by cherubs and a cartouche with inset plan of the Temple of Solomon with the Ark of the Covenant. With Moses and Jesus standing by the sides. 47:56,5 cm.
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Funck, David
Nürnberg
1700
Israel - Palestine - Holy Land. "Novissima totius Terrae Sanctae Sive Promissionis Descriptio". Orig. copper-engraving, D. Funck, Nuremberg, ca. 1700. Engraved by J. B. Homann. Orig. old colouring. With title-cartouche held by cherubs and a cartouche with inset plan of the Temple of Solomon with the Ark of the Covenant. With Moses and Jesus standing by the sides. 47:56,5 cm (18 1/2 x 22 1/4 inch.).
A decorative map of Holy Land oriented to the West. - One of the very few maps engraved by Johann Baptist Homann. - Some professional restoration in margins and in centerfold.