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DE HEYLIGE EN WYTVERMAERDE STADT IERUSALEM, EERST GENAEMT SALEM Genesis/Vers 18

VISSCHER, C[LAES] J[ANSZ], 1642
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The practice of illustrating Bibles with maps began early in the sixteenth century. By the seventeenth century, Bibles typically contained maps illustrating five traditional subjects: the Patriarchs; the Exodus; the Twelve Tribes of Israel in the Promised Land; Christ and the Gospels; and, the Wanderings of Saint Paul. Some mapmakers, such as the eminent Visscher family of Amsterdam, added a plan of Jerusalem. This is the first such plan, an imaginary bird's-eye view of the ancient walled city with east at the top. The Second Temple, Mount Zion, and Herod's Palace are among 40 sites identified. A vignette at the lower right depicts the anointment of King Solomon, and another at the lower left portrays the Crucifixion. The fisherman in the lower left corner represents a visual signature of the mapmaker, whose Dutch name "Visscher" is equivalent to the English "Fisher."

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