Horn, Georg (sold)
Georg Horn (1620 - 1670) or has he was otherwise known, Georgius Hornius, is a Germany born historian and professor active in the central part of the 17th century. Hornius spent most of his life in Holland, where the cosmopolitan atmosphere offered him greater academic freedom. As an academic Hornius was known for his unconventional approach that encouraged looking at important historical events from multiple angles. He, for example, advocated the uncommon view that Attila the Hun was actually a much loved and beneficent ruler. Hornius composed a number of historical essays but is best known for composing the text to accompany Johannes Jansson's monumental mapping of the Holy Land in 1658. This six part map is today generally referred to as the "Hornius Map" in his honor. A number of other historical maps, also associated with volume VI of Jansson's Atlas Novus.
The Hornius Map, possibly the finest obtainable map of the Holy Land issued in the 17th century.
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An extraordinarily rare map, this is the 1662 Johannes Jansson and Georgius Hornius six part map of the Holy Land. Divided into six panels and oriented to the east, this map covers Israel or the Holy Land from the southern tip of the Dead Sea and Edom to the Golan ... (more details)
Arguably, the finest 17th century large-scale map of the Holy Land.
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An extraordinary and rare map, this is the 1662 Johannes Jansson and Georgius Hornius six sheet map of the Holy Land in a beautifully colored example. Divided into six panels and oriented to the east, this map covers Israel or the Holy Land from the southern tip of the Dead Sea and Edom to the Golan Heights and modern-day Lebanon. (more details)
Arguably, the finest 17th century large-scale map of the Holy Land.
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- Digital Map Information
- Suitable for large format printing
- Full resolution TIFF file
- ICC color profile embedded
- Delivered instantly via download link
An extraordinary and rare map, this is the 1662 Johannes Jansson and Georgius Hornius six sheet map of the Holy Land. Divided into six panels and oriented to the east, this map covers Israel or the Holy Land from the southern tip of the Dead Sea and Edom to the Golan Heights and modern-day Lebanon. This map is an expansion and enlargement of a smaller plan of the same general area issued by Christian van Adrichem around 1590. Jansson expanded and embellished Adrichem's map in order to illustrate the text composed by Georgius Hornius (George Horn) for volume six of his Novus Atlas, Accuratissimia Orbis Antiqui Delineatio. Consequently some refer to this map, which is as a whole untitled, as the 'Hornius Map.' As a whole this map is embellished with countless vignettes and other images drawn from Biblical tradition. The smoking ruins of Sodom and Gomorra appear in the Dead Sea, Jonas is drawn being devoured by the whale, Jesus is shown being tempted by Satan (for the third time) atop a mountain, etc. Each of the tribes of Israel are named and associated with their lands. Mountains and forests and shown in profile. (more details)