Lot 09

Daniel Adam z Veleslavína (1546 - 1599) THE PILGRIMAGE OF THE SAINTS

A well-preserved copy of a thematically unified, voluminous collection of three significant Bohemian works by the Czech humanist, publisher, and writer Daniel Adam of Veleslavín. The volume contains: Heinrich Bunting – Itinerarium sacrae Scripturae: That is: The Journey of the Holy Scriptures Through the Entire Holy Bible of the Old Testament ... and Itinerarium Novi Testamenti: That is: The Journey of the Holy Scriptures, Book Two on the New Testament, Jewish History Divided into Four Books, and a Description of the City of Jerusalem. The book features attractive cartographic illustrations; one map of Europe is missing. It is supplemented by woodcut and copperplate plates with maps and plans, mostly double-page spreads. It contains a curious allegorical map of Asia. A collector’s item. The map of Africa shows the sources of the Nile, two maps of the Holy Land, a map of Egypt and Judea, a bird’s-eye view of Jerusalem, and a plan of the Temple in Jerusalem. The second volume includes another map of the Holy Land and a map of the wider Eastern Mediterranean region, including Turkey, Cyprus, and Greece. The maps often feature decorative and fantastical ornamentation with sailing ships, sea carriages, half-human and sea creatures, and monsters. The clasps are missing; there are numerous pencil annotations; the original condition shows numerous repairs.