Chalom Marciano
  Marciano Art Julio Martinez

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  World - Clover Leaf
Heinrich Bunting


Woodcut.
This is a very interesting representation of Jerusalem and the rest of the world as known at the time.
The map shows three continents: Europe, Asia and Africa in the form of a clover leaf with the city of Jerusalem in the centre.
From "Itinerarium Sacrae Scipturae" by Heinrich Bunting , 1545-1606.
Imprint by Jacobus Lucuis, Helmstadt 1585 .

From the Eran Laor Cartographic Collection
The Jewish National & University Library, Jerusalem

Not original coloring

   Catalogue: WCL
   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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