Map: Terra Sancta
1949.02.0043
Detailed Images
Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Map: Terra Sancta (1949.02.0043) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | Mercator, Gerardus (1512-1594) Illustrator Hondius, Jodocus (1563-1612) Publisher/Illustrator Popelliniere, trans. |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period/Date | 1607-1635 CE |
| Culture | Dutch |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Width) | 54.6 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Height) | 44.3 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | <0.1 cm |
| Weight | 30 g |
| Measuring Remarks | None |
| Materials | Paper, Pigment--Ink |
| Manufacturing Processes | Painting, Printing |
| Munsell Color Information | white (10yr 8/2) -ns black ( 7.5r 2.5/0) -ns moderate yellow ( 5y 7/6) -ns weak red ( 5r 5/4) -ns dusky yellow green ( 5gy 5/2) -ns moderate yellowish brown ( 10yr 5/4) -ns pale blue green ( 5bg 7/2) -ns pale red purple ( 5rp 4/2) -ns moderate pink (5r 7/4) -ns |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | Front: map with Latin text and watercolor detailing, depicting Lebanon and Palestine with the East at the top. Title: "Terra sancta que in sacris Terra Promissionis ol: Palestina." In bottom left is depicted a sea monster chasing a ship. Back: Text in French describing the map with historical and Scriptural references. Page numbers 347 and 348 appear at top, with 348 the left-hand page. |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | Hondius, "Terra Sancta quae in Sacris Terra Promissionis ol Palestina" http://www.raremaps.com/gallery/detail/20591/Terra_Sancta_quae_in_Sacris_Terra_Promissionis_ol_Palestina/Hondius.html |
| Bibliography | Thrower, Norman. "J.W. Maps and Civilization: Cartography in Culture and Society." 3rd ed." Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2008. Winsor, Justin, ed. "Narrative and Critical History of America." Vol. 4. London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1886. |
Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | N/A |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | Purchase |
| Reproduction | No |
| Reproduction Information | N/A |