De Gelegentheyt van t’Paradys, a Map of the Holy Land or the Earthly Paradise – a print by Stoopendaal / Keur, 1738

Description

“De Gelegentheyt van t’Paradys…”, a map of the Holy Land or the Earthly Paradise – a striking hand-coloured print from Dutch Bible, engraved by Daniel Stoopendaal and published in Amsterdam in 1738 by Hendrick Jacob, Pieter Keur and Pieter Rotterdam.

A highly decorative map from antique Dutch State Bible covering an area between the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf, and embellished by vignettes of scenes from Genesis. The path of Jacob from Canaan to Babylon is shown in double lines.  The Babylon Tower is standing in the city of Babel. On the left, Johan is in the whale, next a sailing ship near Cyprus. Bottom centre vignette depicts scene with Noah’s Ark at the beginning of the Great Flood. Other vignettes show scenes from the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve in Paradise.

Daniel Stoopendaal (1672 – 1726) was a Dutch engraver, same as his father Bastiaan Stoopendaal before him. He was active in Amsterdam between 1685 and 1713 and made engravings of architecture and maps, including maps for the Bible: “Biblia, dat is De gantsche H. Schrifture, vervattende alle de canonijcke boecken des Ouden en des Nieuwen Testaments”, published by  Hendrick Jacob and Pieter Keur and Pieter Rotterdam.

This poster is a high quality “giclee” reproduction of a restored antique original, custom-printed on Standard Single-weight Matt Coated art paper 140gsm or  Heavyweight Matt Coated art paper 230gsm (more of a thin card density), or superb Epson Matt Canvas 320gsm, according to your choice. We use the latest UltraChromeHDX pigment inks which guarantee 60 years of colour  permanence (up to 200 years fade-proof for colour prints).  This poster is suitable for mounting and framing, as well as direct display on a wall.

IMPORTANT: If you are going to frame this print we recommend art paper 230gsm or canvas 320gsm. The 140gsm art paper option makes sense if you wish to DIY-frame or to tack the poster to a wall without framing, due to it being lighter and more flexible. All three options are giclee prints of the same high quality.

POSTER PRINT QUALITY

Please note that our reproduction posters are made to order and every print is checked before posting. The images we use in most cases are scans of antique originals, professionally restored in order to remove the most evident stains, folds, tears and other damage. We strive to balance the restoration and saving the overall integrity and antique appearance of the original. Our restored images are unique and these prints can be purchased only from www.VictorianMaps.com.

There will be no watermark on your image but there might be a white border depending on aspect ratio of the original. Please note that when a large antique original is reduced to a smaller size print some text may not be readable. Please check our measurements: every poster has its own aspect ratio same as original and printed exactly as pictured.