A 17th century colored, paneled map of the Holy Land.<ul><li>Jan Jansson (Dutch).</li><li>Palestina sive Terrae Sanctae Descriptio.</li><li>Amsterdam: Jan Jansson van Waesberge, c.1677.</li><li>This work is presented unframed.</li></ul> An example of one of the most decorative maps of the Holy Land, based on Adrichom and orientated with north to the left, with 18 inset scenes from Genesis, Exodus &amp; Numbers, and a nineteenth depicting Jesus approaching Jerusalem on the donkey. This map did not appear in many atlases, supplanted by Henricus Hondius's less decorative but more contemporary map. As this example has no text it is likely to have been published in Georg Horn's atlas of the ancient world, issued by Jansson's son-in-law.

Dutch Map Of Palestine

A decorative 17th century wind rose by <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Jan+Jansson&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jan Jansson</a>.<ul><li>Jan Jansson (Dutch).</li><li>Tabula Anemographica seu Pyxis Nautica Ventorum nomina sex linguis repraesentans.</li><li>Amsterdam: circa 1690.</li><li>Originally issued in 1650 as the first plate in Jansson's atlas of sea charts (Vol. V of the Atlas Major), this example comes from the Jansson/Hornius Atlas of the Ancient World.</li><li>Original hand color.</li><li>This work is presented unframed.</li></ul> A beautifully engraved table of the winds, with heads suspended in clouds blowing onto a central compass rose, with concentric rings listing the names of the winds in Greek, Latin, Italian, German, French and Dutch.

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