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A hand-colored map from Christiaan van Adrichem's Theatrum Terr�_ Sanct�_ et biblicarum historiarum : cum tabulis geographicis �_re expressis that was first published in Cologne in 1590 after Adrichem's death by Gerardus Brunius (George Brun). This map is the eighth out of the ten tribal maps included in Theatrum Terr�_ Sanct�_. The map is indexed and the index numbers accompany descriptive text in the book. The map shows topography, vegetation, waterways, and routes and illustrates settlements, figures, fauna, ships, and sea monsters. The dotted lines indicating routes are traced over with red ink. In the lower center is the illustration of the tabernacle and the tribal encampment. The title is in a strapwork cartouche in the lower left.


cartography
1590-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
Adrichem, Christiaan van
ink; laid paper; color
13 1/2 in x 20 in
Germany: Cologne