use +/- or mouse scrollwheel for magnification.
click here
for full-sized image.
Voyage des Infans d'Israel d'Egypt par la Mer Rouge jusques au Pays de Canaan
This item has been sold.
Please check our homepage for currently available maps.
The later Covens & Mortier edition of de la Rue's scarce and fascinating map tracing the journey of the Children of Israel from Egypt across the Red Sea (where the Egyptian troops are shown drowning) to the land of Canaan. Vignettes in the map's interior depict episodes of the Exodus, with a smoking Mount Sinai near the center. The beautiful cartouche shows Israelites gathering manna. Originally issued in de la Rue's La Terre Sainte en Six Cartes Geographiques, published in Paris by Mariette in 1651. Please check our homepage for currently available maps.
Item Number: RS2670
Cartographer: Philippe de la Rue / Covens & Mortier
Place & Date: Amsterdam / 1730
Size: 18 1/2" x 15 5/8"
Condition: old color; overall age toning; some browning and spotting mostly in the wide margins; some creasing along centerfold
Price: SOLD