By faith
Judaism
The Hebrew Bible and the Jewish world: maps of the Twelve Tribes, plans of Jerusalem and Solomon's Temple, scenes from Genesis to the Maccabees, the synagogues of Amsterdam, and Jewish festivals and costume as 18th and 19th century engravers recorded them.
313 prints
The Holy Land · MDCXLII
Blaeu Holy Land Map, Terra Sancta Palestina, Figural Cartouche, 1642
1642 · 59 × 50 cm€7,250
The Holy Land · MDCLVIII
1658 Large Map of the Holy Land by Jansson, Twelve Tribes of Israel in 6 Sheets
1658 · 47 × 71.5 cm€3,700
The Holy Land · MDCCII
Antique Map of the City of Jerusalem by N. Visscher, 1702
1702 · 68.5 × 53 cm€3,450
The Holy Land · MDCXXIX
Antique Blaeu Holy Land Map, Terra Sancta Palestina, 1629
1629 · 62.3 × 48.4 cm€3,450
The Holy Land · MDCXCVI
Holy Land Map of the Twelve Tribes of Israel, Sanson, Hand Colored, 1696
1696 · 69 × 47.7 cm€1,900
The Holy Land · MDCCL
1750 Map of the Holy Land: The Land of Canaan and the Twelve Tribes
1750 · 66.5 × 52.3 cm€1,600
The Holy Land · MDCXXXII
1632 Decorative Map of the Holy Land, Insets of Jerusalem and Biblical Artefacts
1632 · 86.7 × 39.2 cm€1,600
The Holy Land · MDCCVIII
Spectacular Antique Original Engraving of a Town Plan of Jerusalem, 1708
1708 · 52.3 × 43 cm€1,350
The Holy Land · MDCLXX
Frederic de Wit Map of Palestine, Terra Sancta, Amsterdam c.1670
1670 · 55.7 × 46 cm€1,260
The Holy Land
Antique Map of the Holy Land, Showing the Location of the Various Tribes
Date not stated · 60.5 × 52 cm€1,200
The Holy Land · MDCCXX
Biblical Map and Family Trees of the Holy Land by Chatelain, ca. 1720
1720 · 63 × 55 cm€1,200
The Holy Land · MDCC
Antique Holy Land Map, Twelve Tribes of Israel, Covens & Mortier, c.1700
1700 · 47 × 40 cm€1,200
The Holy Land · MDCXX
Holy Land Map, Terra Sancta Palestina, Hondius, Hand-Colored Engraving c.1620
1620 · 49 × 34.5 cm€1,190
The Holy Land · MDCLVIII
17th Century Woodcut Map of Jerusalem from Abraham Saur’s Städte-Buch, 1658
1658 · 14 × 18.4 cm€1,190
The Holy Land · MDCCVIII
Rare Town Plan of Jerusalem, Includes an Extensive Key to Locations etc, 1708
1708 · 49.5 × 41.5 cm€1,150
The Holy Land · MDLXXXI
Rare 16th Century Holy Land Woodcut Map by Heinrich Bünting, circa 1581
1581 · 21.8 × 31.8 cm€1,150
The Holy Land · MDCCXLIII
Antique Bible Plan of Ancient Jerusalem, 1743
1743 · 54 × 39.5 cm€1,142
The Holy Land · MDCCL
Antique French Map of the Holy Land, Twelve Tribes of Israel, c.1750
1750 · 68 × 51 cm€1,100
The Holy Land · MDCCCXVIII
Antique Map of Biblical Palestine, Holy Land & Jerusalem Insets, c.1818
1818 · 72.5 × 54.5 cm€1,100
Houses of Worship · MDCCXV
Jerusalem Engraved Handcolored Old Print of Solomon's Temple by De Hooghe, 1715
1715 · 42.4 × 36.3 cm€990
The Holy Land · MDCCXXXII
1732 Henri Chatelain Map of the Holy Land Divided Among the Tribes of Israel
1732 · 63 × 55 cm€990
The Holy Land · MDCCXLIV
Holy Land Map Palestine Homann Heirs, Hand Colored, c.1744
1744 · 63.8 × 54 cm€990
The Holy Land · MDCXXV
1625 Petrus Plancius / Cloppenburg Map of the Holy Land with Biblical Vignettes
1625 · 52 × 39 cm€950
The Holy Land · MDCCXX
1720 Bird's-Eye View of Jerusalem with Historical Tombs and Key Landmarks
1720 · 55 × 48.5 cm€950
The Holy Land
Antique Map of the Holy Land with Picture Frame Border
Date not stated · 43.2 × 29.6 cm€880
The Holy Land · MDCCLXVII
1767 D’Anville Map of the Holy Land: Ancient Divisions and Biblical Geography
1767 · 70.5 × 52.5 cm€880
The Holy Land · MDCXLVIII
Beautiful Rare Antique Map of the Holy Land, 1648
1648 · 50.5 × 34.5 cm€840
The Holy Land · MDCLXXXVI
Circa 1686 Daniel Stoopendaal Map: Biblical Sites from Paradise to Canaan
1686 · 46.49 × 30.23 cm€840
The Holy Land
Promised Land of Canaan, Antique Map of Israel with Biblical Scenes, van Jagen
Date not stated · 49 × 36 cm€790
The Holy Land · MDCLXXX
Judaea or Terra Sancta, Twelve Tribes of Israel, Sanson Map, c.1680
1680 · 58 × 48.5 cm€790
The Holy Land · MDCCL
Bird's-Eye Plan of Jerusalem in Israël, a Rare Original Engraving, 1750
1750 · 39.6 × 48.7 cm€750
The Holy Land
17th-Century Map of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem by Melchior Tavernier
Date not stated · 58 × 44 cm€720
The Holy Land · MDCCXVIII
1718 Holy Land Map, Twelve Tribes, Six Provinces, Hand-Colored, Antique Map
1718 · 44 × 35.5 cm€710
The Holy Land · MDCCLXXXII
Original Rare Map of the Holy Land Showing the Twelve Tribes of Israel's, 1782
1782 · 54.8 × 37.5 cm€690
The Holy Land · MDLXXX
Mercator's Ptolemaic Map of the Holy Land, Cyprus and Syria, circa 1580
1580 · 50.2 × 39.7 cm€690
Scripture · MDCCLXX
Set of 6 Vue d’Optique Prints, Story of Joseph in Egypt, Hand-Colored, c.1770
1770 · 51.5 × 40 cm€690
Scripture · MDCC
Genesis Narrative Engravings Set, Mortier Amsterdam, Flood to Babel Scenes 1700
1700 · 28 × 45 cm€690
Scripture · MDCC
Creation of the World to Abraham Sacrifice, Genesis Engravings, 1700
1700 · 28 × 45 cm€690
Scripture · MDCC
Antique Bible Print Set, Genesis & Exodus Scenes, Mortier c.1700
1700 · 28 × 45 cm€690
Scripture · MDCC
Biblical History Engravings, Joseph and Moses, Dutch Bible Series c.1700
1700 · 28 × 45 cm€690
The Holy Land · MDXCIX
Rare 16th Century Map of the Holy Land and Palestine by Matthias Quad, ca.1599
1599 · 36.5 × 26.5 cm€689
Scripture · MDCCCXC
Old Print Depicting the Judgement of Solomon, Story of the Hebrew Bible, c.1890
1890 · 73 × 53.5 cm€680
Scripture · MDCCLXXIX
Large Religious Mezzotint Print of Batsheba Bringing Abishag to David, 1779
1779 · 48.5 × 64 cm€675
The Holy Land · MDCCIX
Original Antique Map of Canaan, Armenia, Syria, Mesopotamia and Arabia, 1709
1709 · 37.8 × 25 cm€675
The Holy Land · MDCCCLVI
Turkey in Asia: Biblical Regions and the Holy Land from The Royal Atlas (1856)
1856 · 47.3 × 58.3 cm€660
The Holy Land · MDCL
Antique Biblical Map of the Holy Land, Janssonius Abraham Isaac Jacob, c. 1650
1650 · 63 × 52.8 cm€660
The Holy Land · MDCXCVIII
Antique Detailed Map of Jerusalem in Israël with Extensive Key and Scale, 1698
1698 · 30.5 × 38.5 cm€650
The Holy Land · MDCCXXV
Bird's Eye Plan of the Ancient City of Jerusalem Based on Old Records, c.1725
1725 · 42.5 × 51.3 cm€640
Judaism in print
Most of these prints were made by Christian publishers for Christian readers, but their subject is the Hebrew Bible and the land and Temple of Israel. The maps of the Twelve Tribes and the reconstructions of Solomon's Temple, with its brazen sea, lavers and golden candlestick, were made with great care from the text of Scripture and from Josephus.
Beside them are scenes from the Five Books of Moses, the Kings and the Prophets, plates of Jewish ceremonies such as the Passover, the great Portuguese and Ashkenazi synagogues of Amsterdam, and portraits of Jewish life in Algeria and Italy.
Other faiths
Questions
Why do Holy Land maps appear under both Judaism and Christianity?
Because they describe the land of the Hebrew Bible: the tribes of Israel, the journeys of the patriarchs, the Exodus and the kingdoms of David and Solomon, which are part of both traditions. Maps of the New Testament alone are listed under Christianity.
Are there prints of synagogues?
Yes, including the Great Synagogue and the Portuguese Synagogue of Amsterdam in 18th century engravings, as stock allows.