Historic Map : Stoopendaal Map of Canaan (Israel, Palestine, Holy Land), 1730, Vintage Wall Art Size:36in x 24in New York city by W

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Historic Map : Stoopendaal Map of Canaan (Israel, Palestine, Holy Land), 1730, Vintage Wall Art Size:36in x 24in New York city by WThis is a splendid early example of Bastiaan Stoopendaal and Jacob Keur's c. 1730 map of Canaan (Israel or Palestine). Oriented to the west, this map covers the Holy Land from the Mediteranean to just beyond the Jordan River. This map purports to illustrate the Holy Land as it appeared at the time of Jesus Christ; however, numerous elements from earlier periods have been inherited from Stoopendaal's various source maps. These include a fleet of ships