Holy Land, Israel, Lebanon, Palestine, Heinrich Bünting, 1581, Taffel des halingen Landes/zu dem Newen Testament dienlich.

Very interesting 1581 edition of Heinrich Bünting's (1545-1606) woodcut map of the Holy Land. Covers modern-days Israel, Palestine and a bit of Lebanon.
 
The map extends from Gaza and Moab in the south to Sidon and Lebanon in the north, tracking the Jordan River in the east.
 
This scarce map is from Heinrich Bünting's "Itinerarum Sacrae Scripturae". It is believed that more than 60 editions of Bunting's Itinerarum were published in various languages between 1581 and 1757. Bunting's work describes the travels of religious figures in the Bible and was the most complete summary of geography of the Bible of this period. “Itinerarum Sacrae Scripturae” was first printed in Helmstadt in 1581 and was produced in numerous editions in Germany. The book was so popular, it was also issued with text in Danish, Swedish, Dutch, Czech, and English.

Very good condition

Image 28,5x20cm, page 31,5x39,5cm