Jerusalem die heilige viereckete Stadt, in grund gelegt und eigentlich abgemahlet, woodcut map of Jerusalem. [Magdeburg: Andreas Duncker, 1600]. German.
Imaginary bird’s-eye view of Jerusalem before its destruction, oriented from the east. The city is depicted as a rectangular area enclosed by walls and gates, symmetrically divided into quarters by three internal walls. At the center are the Temple and Mount Moriah, flanked by Mount Zion, city streets, and surrounding hills.
Woodcut from Itinerarium Sacrae Scripturae, by Heinrich Bünting (third edition, Magdeburg, 1600; part I, pp. 37-38).
Woodcut map: 32.5X38 cm (printed on two joined sheets; German text on verso, pp. 36 and 39). Good condition. Stains and minor blemishes.
Laor 968B.
