Hierosolyma, Clarissima totius Orientis civitas, Iudaeae Metropolis
Cologne: Braun & Hogenberg, 1572. View. Copper engraving. Image measures 13.5 x 19.25". This stunning map from 1572 depicts two bird's-eye views of Jerusalem. The first view on the left of the sheet illustrates Biblical Jerusalem as the "Ancient city in its full splendor at the time of Christ". The procession of Jesus to Golgotha, with Judas hanging from a tree outside the city walls is depicted. The view on the right shows the modern city during the 16th century..... More