Ierusalem, et Suburbia eius, sicut Tempore Christi Floruit, cum Locis in quibus Christ Passus ... Descripta per Christianum Adrichom Delphum
- Title:
- Ierusalem, et Suburbia eius, sicut Tempore Christi Floruit, cum Locis in quibus Christ Passus ... Descripta per Christianum Adrichom Delphum
- Physical Description:
- 1 map : hand colored ; 29 x 19 in
- Publication Info:
- Cologne
- Date:
- 1588
- Place created:
- Cologne
- Imprint:
- Cologne, 1588
- Genre:
- Map, Maps, and Maps
- Notes:
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- Fine example of Braun & Hogenberg's 2-sheet map of Jerusalem, based upon Christian Van Adrichom's plan of ancient Jerusalem and its suburbs at the time of Jesus Christ. The plan was originally issued in Theatrum Terrae Sanctae" by Christian van Adrichom , 1533:1595 in 1584 in Koln, with a booklet describing Jerusalem. It was subsequently added to all the editions of the Theatrum. The plan contains over 250 sites and scenes of Jerusalem, depicting an item mentioned in the the Bible, and other historical and traditional sources. There is no chronological order to the scenes, as ancient scenes and characters are displayed alongside European buildings and characters of the sixteenth century. The plan itself is surrounded by many illustrations of biblical and historical interest. The map is dedicated to the Archbishop of Cologne. Van Adrichom's plan was later copied by Jodocus Henricus Kramer in the late 17th Century and also forms the basis for Braun & Hogenberg's 2 sheet vertical plan of Ancient Jerusalem (c 1588) and by Jan Jansson in his 1657 town book. Adrichom (1533-1585) was a Dutch priest whose scholarly research of the Bible and writings of pilgrims and Josephus made him the acknowledged expert on Holy Land geography. Josephus was a Jewish historian who was employed by the Romans to write about the history of Roman Palestine during the Jewish revolt of 60-70 AD. Many of his works contain accurate geographic details based on his firsthand observations. Adrichom was assigned to Cologne during the time it was a thriving center for cartography and atlas publishing.
- Map shows Holy Land, Asia.
- Stanford copy: 2-sheet view, joined. Old Color.
- Collection:
- The Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection