Chalom Marciano
  Marciano Art Julio Martinez

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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.
From the Eran Laor Cartographic Collection
The Jewish National & University Library, Jerusalem
Not original coloring
   Catalogue: Pal 515
   Size: 30x40 cm
   Limited Edition of 499
   Signed
 
    Handmade facsimiles by using ink, natural pigments and special "parchment paper"
which allows very high quality facsimiles.This hand-made paper is manufactured using age old
techniques. .
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