Print Technique: Giclee
Printed on: Bark Paper
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 . Made in Israel.
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