A Geographical Rendering of Judaea, Or the Land of Israel, In Which the Positions of the Most Famous Places In the Old and New Testament Are Precisely Depicted. (Iudaeae Seu Terrae Israelis Tabula Geographica; In Qua Locorum In Veteri Et Novo Testamen...

Old map of Israel.

colored copperplate map of the Holy Land, featuring notable cities from the Bible, appeared in Le theatre du monde ou nouvel atlas (Theater of the world, or new atlas), a work by Jan Jansson (1588-1664) that was published in Amsterdam circa 1658. It depicts the kingdoms of Judea and Israel, along with territory stretching north to present-day Beirut and land on both sides of the Jordan River as far south as the Dead Sea. It also includes a key to major cities, priestly towns, and towns belonging to the Philistines. The map is an exact copy of the "Typus chorographicus" of Abraham Ortelius (1527-98), which was adapted from a map by the German cartographer, geographer, and mathematician Tilemann Stella (circa 1525-89). This map was first published by Jansson in 1652 in his Accuratissima orbis antiqui delineation (Atlas of the ancient world).
Created by Georg Horn, Jan Jansson, Abraham Ortelius, Tilemannus Stella in 1658.

• Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
• Original resource extent: Copperplate; 257 x 483 millimeters.
• Original resource at: National Library of Israel.
• Content in Latin.
• Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Map Subjects

Israel

Georg Horn

Jan Jansson

Abraham Ortelius

Tilemannus Stella

1658

Map Tags

1658

Abraham Ortelius

Georg Horn

Israel

Jan Jansson

Map

Tilemannus Stella