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Reference: S38599
Author William Albert BACHIENE
Year: 1750
Zone: The Holy Land
Printed: Gorinchem
Measures: 500 x 400 mm
€225.00

Reference: S38599
Author William Albert BACHIENE
Year: 1750
Zone: The Holy Land
Printed: Gorinchem
Measures: 500 x 400 mm
€225.00

Description

Bible map with impressive scene of 1 Kings 10:22 The king (Solomon) had a fleet of trading ships at sea along with the ships of Hiram.

Once every three years it returned, carrying gold, silver and ivory, and apes and baboons.

Copperplate with fine later hand colour, very good condition.

Engraved by Jan van Jagen and published in a Dutch Bible by Nicolas Goetzee.

William Albert BACHIENE Leerdaam 1712 - Maastricht 1783

Professor of mathematics and astronomer at Maastricht, he was the author of several atlases including the most important is the "Atlas der tot opheldering hedendaagsche Histoire" of 1785, whose maps are engraved by Jan van Jagen. References: Koeman vol. I pp.53-55; Tooley p.65.

William Albert BACHIENE Leerdaam 1712 - Maastricht 1783

Professor of mathematics and astronomer at Maastricht, he was the author of several atlases including the most important is the "Atlas der tot opheldering hedendaagsche Histoire" of 1785, whose maps are engraved by Jan van Jagen. References: Koeman vol. I pp.53-55; Tooley p.65.