ORTELIUS, A. - Abrahami Patriarchae Peregrinatio et Vita.

The Holy Land map itself occupies the center and is surrounded by vignettes of the life of the Patriarch Abraham. Extremely decorative map made by Ortelius, based on Ptolemy, but mostly on the bible, particularly for the illustrations of Abraham's life from his departure from Ur to his death, depicted in 22 medallions.

The same map as the previous lot, but from the new plate with "hatching from upper left to lower right" (B.), which appears from 1592 onwards side by side with the old one; second state, Latin edition of 1603.

References: Laor (1986) Maps of the Holy Land, Meridian, Amsterdam, map 547, p. 78-79; M. van den Broecke and D. Günzburger The Wanderings of Patriarch Abraham , p. 319-329; M. van den Broecke, P. van der Krogt and P. Meurer (eds.) Abraham Ortelius and the First Atlas, HES Publishers, 1998; Van den Broecke, Ortelius Atlas Maps, 183.2.