1705 "ORBIS PER CREATIONEM INSTITUS / ORBIS PER DILUVIUM DE STITUTUS / PER LEGEM CONSTITUTUS . PER CHRISTUM RESTITUTUS"

A remarkable 1705 map of the Biblical lands by Romeyln de Hooghe. Centered on Babylon, then thought to be the cwentre of creation, the map extends from Bosphorus to the Arabian Sea and from the Nile valley to the Caspian sea. It names important Biblical locations including but not limited to, Jerusalem, Cairo, Memphis, Antioch, Aden, Damascus, Nineveh, Medina and more. By far, this map's most striking feature is its extraordinary decorative surround. The map us surmounted by Tetragammaton set in glowing pyramid, The Biblical scenes, from upper left, includes the Garden of Eden, Noah's Ark following the deluge, Moses recewiving the ten commandments, and the birt of Jesus Christ in a Bethlehem manger. 

This map was issued for Jacobus and Aleywn Basnage, T'groot waerelds tefereel, a richly illustrated Dutch prentbijbel published by Jacon Lindenberg, between 1705 - 1715. It was drawn and prepared by Romeyn de Hooghe. 

Overall size of map approx 49 x 39cm. Condition is very fine with early hand colouring. 

Romeyn de Hooghe (1645-1708) was a Dutch engraver, portrait artist, caricaturist, painted and sculptor active in Amsterdam during the second half of the 17th century and opening years of the 18th century. De Hooghe was born in Amsterdam and revealed an early talent for all forms of visual arts. He became a known caricaturist and is admired today as one of the first great graphic saturists. During his life he was criticised for his proclivity towards humorous tongue-in-cheek subjects. He nonetheless developed a following and produced a prolific amount of work. His disciples were Filibert Bouttats (1654-1731), Filibertus Bouttats (1635-1707), Frans Decker, François Harrewijn, Jacobus Harrewijn, Aernout Naghtegael, Laurens Scherm and Adriaen Schoonebeek. De Hooghe died in Haarlem on June 10th, 1708.