Map of the Middle East - Engraving - Amsterdam, 18th Century

Map of the Middle East - Engraving - Amsterdam, 18th Century
Orbis per creationem institutus. Map of the Middle East. Copperplate engraving by Romeyn de Hooghe [Amsterdam, first half of 18th century].
A circular map of the Middle East (includes Asia Minor, the Mediterranean Sea, Persia and the Arab sea). On top of the map appears the Tetragrammaton within a triangle, and on the four corners appear illustrations depicting biblical scenes and scenes from the New Testament (Adam and Eve in Paradise, Moses on Mount Sinai, the rainbow after the flood and the birth of Jesus).
The map was printed in two editions of the book "T'groot waerelds tefereel", by Jakob Basnage and Abraham Alewyn (Amsterdam, 1715; Amsterdam, 1721). See Laor 341 and 341A.
Leaf: 51.5X37.5 cm (engraving: approx. 46.5X33 cm). Good condition. Folding marks and creases. Stains. Dark margins. Several small tears. Gluing traces on verso, at margins.
Provenance: Collection of Hermann Meyer and his daughter Channah Sapir.