1700 Judaea seu Terra Sancta quae Hebraeorum sive Israelitarum in suas duodecim tribus divisa

By: Gulielmi Sanson & Pierre Schenk Date: 1700 (circa) Amsterdam Dimensions: 19 x 22.5 inches This finely engraved map of the Holy Land was produced circa 1700 by Gulielmi Sanson, and published by Pierre Schenk. The Latin title translates to "Judaea or the Holy Land, which is the Land of the Hebrews or Israelites, divided into its Twelve Tribes." The copper engraved map presents the Holy Land divided into the Twelve Tribes of Israel, based on biblical geography and ancient historical sources. Rendered with considerable detail, the map reflects the enduring 17th- and early 18th-century European interest in sacred cartography—an intersection of religious devotion, classical scholarship, and geographic inquiry. The map distinguishes the tribal territories through vivid hand-coloring, with each of the twelve tribes, such as Judah, Benjamin, Dan, Reuben, and Naphtali are outlined and labeled within their respective regions. The western boundary is marked by the Mare Magnum Occidentale (