Engraving: Castra Metatio oder Zeichnung der Lager-Ordnung, Holyland
1990.13.0019
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Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Engraving: Castra Metatio oder Zeichnung der Lager-Ordnung, Holyland (1990.13.0019) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | Weigel, Christophor, the Elder Descriptio orbis antiqui, Nurnberg, Johann David Kohler, 1720, pl. 32. |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period/Date | 1710 CE |
| Culture | German |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Width) | 45.8 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Height) | 36.3 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | <0.1 cm |
| Weight | 16 g |
| Measuring Remarks | None |
| Materials | paper--rag, pigment--ink, paint |
| Manufacturing Processes | Printed |
| Munsell Color Information | white (5Y 8/1) -ns black ( 5y 2.5/1) -ns yellow ( 5y 7/8) -ns reddish yellow ( 5yr 6/8) -ns Light greenish gray ( 5g 7/1) -ns pale green ( 5g 7/2) -ns |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | Engraving of camp of 12 tribes of Israel. Layout of camp in field, with each tribe highlighted in a different color; foreground depicts a throng of people in vaguely Middle Eastern dress engaged in agricultural work. All text in German; caption details features of diagram lettered A to Y. |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | see 1993.23.0017 |
| Bibliography | Laor, Eran. Maps of the Holy Land: Cartobibliography of Printed Maps, 1475-1900. New York: A. R. Liss, 1986. Catalog #828. |
Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | N/A |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | The Seymour and Muriel Yale Collection of Coins of the Ottoman Empire and Other Middle East States |
| Reproduction | No |
| Reproduction Information | N/A |