Chalom Marciano
  Marciano Art Terra Sancta

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  12 Tribes - Amsterdam Hagadah
Abraham Ben Jacob


Copperplate
The route of the Exodus and the division of the land among the Twelve Tribes are prominent.
The Holy Land extends from the Nile to Damascus and from the Arnon Valley to the Mediterranean Sea. Long considered the first map of the Holy Land to use Hebrew lettering exclusively.
From "The Amsterdam Hagadah" by Abraham ben Yaakov , 17th Century. Published in Amsterdam in 1695.
The illustration on the right shows the story of Jonah and the whale. Above is Solomon's boat which carried the cedar trees for the construction of the Temple .
The woman on righ symbolizes Africa. The eagle is the emblem of the Divine Power.


Eran Laor Cartographic Collection
The Jewish National & University Library, Jerusalem
   Catalogue: Pal 515
   Print Technique: Giclee
   Printed on: Bark Paper
   Print size: 30x40 cm
 
   
    We print facsimiles of early maps on special "parchment paper" which allows very high quality
prints.This handmade paper is manufactured using age old techniques. We print the maps
one by one.
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