Antique Print-MOUNT TABOR-GALILEE-JEWS-ISRAEL-HEBREW-Calmet-1725

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Plate: 'Afbeelding van den Berg Thabor en de omleggende streeken.' (View of Mount Tabor and surroundings). Mount Tabor is located in Lower Galilee, Israel, at the eastern end of the Jezreel Valley, 11 miles (18 km) west of the Sea of Galilee. It was the site of the Mount Tabor battle between Barak under the leadership of the Israelite judge Deborah, and the army of Jabin commanded by Sisera, in the mid 14th century BCE. Copperplate engraving and etching on verge type hand laid paper, mostly with watermark present. Description: This plate originates from: 'Het algemeen groot historisch, oordeelkundig, chronologisch, geografisch, en letterlyk naam- en woord-boek, van den gantschen H. Bijbel. Dienende tot de gedenk-stukken der Jooden en andere oudheden, ter opheldering der H. Schrift . Nu in't Nederduitsch overgezet, merkelyk vermeerdert, en met aanmerkingen verrykt, door Mattheus Gargon.' and it's additons: 'Byvogzel tot het algemeen groot . Naam- en woord-boek . En nu in zuiver Nederduitsch overgezet, merkelyk vermeerdert, en metv aanmerkingen verrykt, door Jakob van Ostade en Arn. Henr. Westerhovius.', by Augustines Calmet, published in Leiden, Amsterdam, by Samuel Luchtmans, R. & J. Wetstein en Smith 1725-1731. This is a reknown encyclopaedic dictionary on all aspects of the history, geography and culture of the Bible and Biblical times. This Dutch translation originates from Calmet's work in French including: 'Commentaire littà ral sur tous les livres de l'Ancien et du Nouveau Testament .', first published in Paris in 1707.Artists and Engravers: Author: Antoine Augustin Calmet (1672-1757), French Benedictine. Translation by: translation by Mattheus Gargon (1661-1728), a minister in Vlissingen. Engravings in this work by A. de Putter, F. van Bleyswyk, M. Pool, Ph. van Gunst, etc. Condition: Excellent. General age related toning and occasional light staining. Paper edges a bit irregular and occasionally chipped as usual. Please study scan. Storage location: E9-42 The overall size is ca. 21.7 x 19.1 inch. The image size is ca. 16.9 x 12.6 inch. The overall size is ca. 55 x 48.5 cm. The image size is ca. 43 x 32 cm. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 25206

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