De Gelegentheyt van 't Paradys en 't Landt Canaan Mitsgaders D' Eerst bewoonde Landen der Patriarchen.......

De Gelegentheyt van 't Paradys ende 't Land Canaan mitsgaders de eerste bewoonde landen Der Patriarchen, uyt de H. schrifture en verscheyden Auctoren bij een gestelt door.

Map of the Holy Land by Daniel Stoopendaal and Jacob Keur. It covers the region between the Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf (including today's regions of Israel, Palestine, Cyprus, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Egypt, and Iraq), and features a prominence of the Garden of Eden located near the city of Babel (Babylon). In the Mediterranean, a sailing ship is confronted by Jonas's whale, while inland shows the route taken by Jacob from Canaan to Babylon. This map is derived from Nicholas Visscher's 1645 map of the same name and, while almost identical cartographically, has updated decorative elements. These include scenes of Adam and Peers in Paradise and Noah's Ark.

This map was published by the Keur family in its popular Bible, one of the Dutch "State Bibles" published between 1637 and 1760, which contained five or six maps.

Daniel Stoopendaal (1672-1726) was a Dutch engraver and cartographer active in Amsterdam in the early part of the 17th century. Stoopendaal is best known for his prints of gardens and landscapes. Cartographically, Stoopendaal's most important work are precisely these new interpretations of Cornelisz Jansz's maps. Visscher of the Holy Land for inclusion in the Keur Bible. Daniel Stoopendaal is often confused with Bastiaan Stoopendaal, an engraver associated with the Visscher firm, with whom he often worked but was most likely not related.

Etching, with later hand coloring, in good condition.