jerusalem

Rare first edition of Van Adrichom's plan of ancient Jerusalem and its suburbs at the time of Jesus Christ, which was later copied by a number of early mapmakers for their workds on the Holy Land. The plan was originally issued in Theatrum Terrae Sanctae" by Christian van Adrichom , 1533:1595 in...

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...

Large panoramic view of ancient Jerusalem, drawn after villalpando, by Hollar, 1660.

Wanted to post this prior to flying out to Florida. The other day I stumbled into two lines of 1661 text about the "old Jerusalem". I'm pretty sure you will be able to figure out what two lines I'm talking about once you get to them. Meanwhile, let's start with the Skull Hill: Golgotha...

Some things are funnier than the other ones. The description, and interpretation of this Madaba Map is beyond any common sense. Check it out yourself, examine the below image. I was laughing so hard, my wife came down from upstairs to ask what was up. The mosaicist conceived and carried out his...