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Map Palestine.

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Title

  • Palestine.

Summary

  • This Latin woodcut map of Palestine is from the Rudimentum Novitiorum (A handbook for beginners), which is a history of the world published in Lübeck, Germany, in 1475 and contains what are considered to be the first printed maps. The map was printed by Lucas Brandis de Schass, and is based on an earlier map by Burchardus de Monte Sion (Burchard of Mount Zion), a 13th-century Dominican priest who traveled extensively through the Holy Land and the Middle East in 1274-84. The map is oriented with west at the bottom. Jerusalem is located at the center, indicating its central significance in Christian theology.

Names

  • Brandis de Schass, Lucas Contributor.
  • Burchardus de Monte Sion, 13th century Contributor.

Created / Published

  • Lubeck : Lucas Brandis de Schass, 1475.

Headings

  • -  Israel
  • -  1475

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: Woodcut; two joined sheets; 388 x 578 millimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: National Library of Israel.
  • -  Content in Latin.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021668403

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Brandis De Schass, Lucas Contributor, and 13Th Century Contributor Burchardus De Monte Sion. Palestine. Lubeck: Lucas Brandis de Schass, 1475. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668403/.

APA citation style:

Brandis De Schass, L. C. & Burchardus De Monte Sion, 1. C. C. (1475) Palestine. Lubeck: Lucas Brandis de Schass. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668403/.

MLA citation style:

Brandis De Schass, Lucas Contributor, and 13Th Century Contributor Burchardus De Monte Sion. Palestine. Lubeck: Lucas Brandis de Schass, 1475. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021668403/>.