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C1687
Paradise or the Garden of Eden With the Countries circumjacent Inhabited by the Patriachs.
Mapmaker:
Richard Blome (1641 - 1705)
Map showing the position of the “Garden of Eden” on the Tigris River and near the Tower of Babel. The story of Eden echoes the Mesopotamian myth of a king, as a primordial man, who is placed in a divine … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Paradise or the Garden of Eden With the Countries circumjacent Inhabited by the Patriachs.
Date:
C1687
Mapmaker:
Richard Blome (1641 - 1705)
Condition:
Creasing along centrefold, otherwise in good condition.
Technique:
Copper engraving hand coloured
Image Size:
455mm
x 310mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1687
Description:
Map showing the position of the “Garden of Eden” on the Tigris River and near the Tower of Babel. The story of Eden echoes the Mesopotamian myth of a king, as a primordial man, who is placed in a divine garden to guard the tree of life. In the Hebrew Bible, Adam and Eve are depicted as walking around the Garden of Eden naked due to their innocence. Eden and its rivers may signify the real Jerusalem, the Temple of Solomon, or the Promised Land. It may also represent the divine garden on Zion, and the mountain of God, which was also Jerusalem.
From Sacred Geographie or Scriptural Mapps
Mapmaker:
Richard Blome (1641-1705)
Bookseller, mapseller and publisher. Cosmographical Printer to King William III and Cosmographer to Queen Anne. He was one of the pioneers of financing publications by advance subscription, inserting the arms of his patrons on the maps and plates.
