Chorographia Terrae Sanctae in angustiorem formam redacta et ex variis auctoribus amultis erroribus expurgata
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- Created Date
- 1771
- Description
Copper engraving, hand colored.; Relief shown pictorially.; Map of the Holy Land that includes the territories of the twelve tribes on both sides of the Jordan River and the route of the Exodus and Wandering.; Printed on two sheets joined together.; Compass rose oriented with north toward the lower left.; Scale bar with measuring calipers reads "Miliaria unus horae."; Inset: oval bird's-eye plan of ancient Jerusalem inside a decorative border with a letter key to the principal monuments.; This map is very colorful with extensive illustrations and ornamentation including the Menorah candlestick, shekel coins, Arc of Covenant, altar of sacrifices, etc. The map is surrounded by 16 vignettes of the biblical objects and sacred places of Judaism.; At bottom left is a plan of Solomon's Temple and at bottom right is an artist view of the Temple.; "Men: Tom. III pag.151" in the upper right corner of the margin.; Geographic coordinates are estimated based on a modern map of the area.; The map is
Color
1:750,000
- Creator
Tirinus, Jacobus, 1580-1636
- Partner
- Recollection Wisconsin
- Contributing Institution
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- Collection
- American Geographical Society Library - Maps
American Geographical Society Library, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection - Subjects
- Twelve tribes of Israel -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
Pilgrims and pilgrimages in the Bible -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
Palestine -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
Palestine -- History -- To 70 A.D. -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
Jerusalem -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
Bible. Old Testament -- Geography -- Maps -- Early works to 1800 - Location
- Asia;
- Type
- image
- Rights
- https://uwm.edu/libraries/digital-collections/copyright-digcoll/
- Chicago citation style
- Tirinus, Jacobus, 1580-1636. Chorographia Terrae Sanctae in angustiorem formam redacta et ex variis auctoribus amultis erroribus expurgata. 1771. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/ref/collection/agdm/id/4333. (Accessed March 29, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Tirinus, Jacobus, 1580-1636, (1771) Chorographia Terrae Sanctae in angustiorem formam redacta et ex variis auctoribus amultis erroribus expurgata. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/ref/collection/agdm/id/4333
- MLA citation style
- Tirinus, Jacobus, 1580-1636. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/ref/collection/agdm/id/4333>.