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| Keywords: 1720 Funck Map of Israel - Palestine - Holy Land - Geographicus - TerraeSanctae-funck-1720.jpg An altogether stunning map of the Israel Palestine or the Holy Land Issued in 1720 by David Funck of Nuremburg and geographically based upon Visscher �s Map of 1659 and De Wit �s Map of 1670 The shoreline runs from Sidon to Egypt along an East � West orientation Divided according to the Tribes of Israel on both side of the River Jordan Bottom center features a plan of the Temple of Solomon with the Ark of the Covenant featuring prominently Moses and Jesus stand to either side of the plan Title cartouche appears at the top of the map and features four cherubs one of which holds the Tablets of Moses or the Ten Commandments In the Dead Sea Mare Mortuum the destroyed cities of Sodom Gamora Sebim and Adama are depicted At sea 14 ships sail the Mediterranean All text is in Latin 1720 Size in 22 18 5 object history credit line accession number TerraeSanctae-funck-1720 Geographicus-source PD-Art-100 1720 maps Maps of Ottoman Levant 1720 Maps of the Ottoman Empire in the 18th-century 1720 Old maps of Israel Old maps of Jordan Old maps of Palestine 1720 Old maps of the Holy Land Ottoman Palestine in the 18th century 1720 Ships on maps Maps in Latin Biblical maps Maps of the Tribes of Israel Sodom geography 1720 | ||||
