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Paradisi terrestris vera et sacris literis conformis exhibitio geographica

Description:

[Heinrich Scherer].

Relief shown pictorially.

Latitudinal and longitudinal lines.

Coordinates approximate and based on Greenwich meridian.

Illustrations of animals throughout the map.

Shows topography, vegetation, drainage, places of historical interest.

2 pictorial vignettes: [Adam and Eve, attacked by an angel] -- [Adam and Eve with animals and the serpent].

Descriptive text below ancillary map and title cartouche: [Psalm 48] -- [Ecclesiastes 17].

Labels throughout map: Fol. E. -- Fig. L. -- Fol. I. -- Fig. 2.

Ancillary map: [Celestial map showing the signs of the zodiac].

Appears in Scherer's Atlas marianus. Muenchen, 1702.

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/rm671dm0145

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/rm671dm0145

Language:

lat

Creator:

Scherer, Heinrich, 1628-1704

Publisher:

[publisher not identified]

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Digital maps

Subject:

Geography, Eden, Zodiac, and Christianity

Date Issued:

1702

Spatial Coverage:

Palestine

Rights:

This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.

Rights Holder:

Images from the Leonard and Juliet Rothman Holy Lands Map Collection courtesy Stanford University Libraries. This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. If you have questions, please contact the David Rumsey Map Center at rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu

License:

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/legalcode

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

JPEG2000

Georeferenced:

false