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Cologne: Arnoldi Mylij, 1593. Second edition. Hardcover. g+. Folio. [12], 286, [30], plus foldout maps. 3/4 calf over paper covered boards with gold lettering on spine; professionally rebacked with raised bands and brown leather title plate. Engraved title-page with images of Moses, Joshua, the Ark of the Covenant being carried through the Jordan river, and Mother Church with a cross. Decorative initials and head and tail pieces. Fascinating second edition of this scarce Biblical atlas, profusely illustrated with 12 folding &/or double-page engraved maps (including a large 2-sheet map of the Holy Land, a large 2-sheet plan of Jerusalem, and 10 maps showing the territories of the Tribes of Israel) by the 16th century German Catholic priest Christian van Adrichem. Adrichem goes alphabetically through the 13 tribes of Israel, listing the locations of the cities within their territory. Also printed together in this volume is Adrichem's "Urbis Hierosolymae," an alphabetical listing of 270 landmarks in… Leer más