1635 Bünting/ Hasaert Woodcut Map of the Peregrination of Israel

This is a scarce 1635 Dutch woodcut map of the Holy Land, depicting the peregrination of the Israelites from Egypt to the Jordan River. The map illustrates the path of the Exodus, numbering the various stops. Biblical scenes are depicted in vignettes: the parting of the Red Sea with the Egyptians in pursuit; the gathering of manna in the desert; Moses receiving the Ten Commandments whilst the Israelites worship the Golden Calf; and battle scenes. The Mediterranean is decorated with a fine sailing ship.

Publication History and Census

This woodcut appeared in a 1635 Matthias Hasaert Dutch edition of Heinrich Bünting's Itinerarium Sacrae Scripturae, a paper pilgrimage to the Holy Land first printed in 1581. Its popularity kept it in print into the 18th century. The formschneider is unknown. There are seventeen examples of the Hasaert-published Bünting Itinerarium listed in OCLC. There are no examples of this map cataloged in institutional collections.