[SPECIAL WORLD-MAP WITH MYTICAL FIGURES] - Biblia, De gantsche H. Schrifture / Stoopendaal - 1682

[SPECIAL WORLD-MAP WITH MYTHICAL FIGURES]

N.N. - Bible, that is the entire Holy Scripture, containing all the canonical books of the Old and New Testaments. By order of the High Mightinesses: The States General of the United Netherlands and according to the Decree of the National Synod (...) - Dordrecht, Hendrik and Jacob Keur/ Amsterdam, Marcus Doornick, 1682 - Old Testament + New Testament + Apocrypha books - (20) + 302 + (2) + 134 / (12) + 164 / (2) + 66 leaves (times 2 = number of pages) - leather binding with ruled borders, heavily original brass fittings (8 corner pieces, 2 clasps) - 43 x 29 cm (GROTE-FOLIO format)

Condition: excellent / beautiful - very neat binding with very sturdy joints with complete fittings and well-closing clasps; very neat, very fresh and very white pages (front and back pastedowns renewed, first and last pages somewhat browned, some scattered small spots, some damp spots dispersed, otherwise strikingly neat, fresh and white paper!). Complete.
NB: some of the photos are somewhat yellowish due to twilight; in reality the paper is white!

[EN]

Equipped with 6 fold-out maps with large original margins and printed on thick paper:
- World Map by Stoopendaal
- Occasion of Paradise
- Fortieth-year Journey of the Children of Israel
- Jerusalem and its Temple
- Promised Land of Canaan
- Voyages of Paul

All maps shown in the photo: see those for a good impression.

Remarkable: these editions of the World Map by Stoopendaal are very special. In the corners of the map figures from Greek mythology are depicted. Because this was generally considered 'heathen', the four cardinal directions / continents with their corresponding inhabitants and animals were usually depicted.
This edition with these illustrations is therefore very rarely encountered!

In trade, only this particular world map alone goes for around 750-1500 euros!

What makes the 'World Map' also special: at the time it was published around 1680, the entire world was not yet explored and known. For example, California is drawn as an island, Australia was still partly undiscovered and is labeled 'New Holland'! Just the world map alone is enormously fascinating!

A very charming States Bible.
With complete, authentic fittings.
Very large and heavy Bible.
Very nice maps, printed on thick paper.

Equipped with all maps, splendid initials and vignettes.

Must-have for lovers of the States translation, rare editions of the States Bible and old maps

Collectors-item!

The States Translation (or States Bible) is the first official translation of the Bible into Dutch, translated directly from the original Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek. The assignment for this Bible translation was entrusted in 1618 to the Synod of Dordrecht. The translation work took place in Leiden. The States Translation was completed in 1635. In 1637 it was approved by the States.

The States Bible had a not-to-be-underestimated significance for the Netherlands, not only religiously, but also linguistically and politically. It forms the basis of Standard Dutch that developed in the 17th century and thus was an important instrument in the cultural unification of the Netherlands.