“De Beschryving van de REYSEN PAULI, en van DE ANDERE APOSTELEN…” Amsterdam: Pieter Keur, Pieter Rotterdam & Pieter Rottrdam, Jr., c. 1714. (Image: 13 7/8 x 18‘‘ - 350 x 460mm)
Engraved map with later hand-coloring. Verso text: Dutch. Reference: Poortman & Augusteijn #G-II-2.
This map originally appeared in a Dutch Bible and depicts the Travels of St. Paul and the other Apostles.
The vignettes surrounding the map show episodes from the book of Acts detailing critical moments in the lives of St. Paul and the other Apostles (including receiving the Holy Spirit, the miracle upon the lame man, the stoning of Stephen, the conversion of St. Paul). A small ship in the Mediterranean traces St. Paul’s journey from Jerusalem to Rome.
This map is derived from Nicholas Visscher's 1645 map of the same name and nearly identical cartographically with a few features updated and some decorative additions. To the right of the title cartouche sits a fisherman holding an anchor - a pun often used by Visscher noting his patrimony.
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