JANSOSONIUS

DESCRIPTIO PEREGRINATIONIS D. PAULI APOSTOLI

JANSSONIUS, J. – Descriptio Peregrinationis D. Pauli, Apostoli. . .

Amsterdam, 1650

36 x 50.3 cm.

In attractive strong original colours.

A striking map of the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding areas. It depicts the travels of the Apostle St. Paul.
The pair of decorative cartouches, presented in a curtain style design, follows the incidences St. Paul faced during his travels. Capsized ships are depicted in the map, one being attacked by a sea monster.
This map is taken directly from the work of Ortelius and engraved by Petrus Kaerius.