3734B

City and temple of Jerusalem in times of Jesus.

Artist: Unidentified Chinese Artist
Title: City and temple of Jerusalem in times of Jesus.
Date: 1637
Medium: Woodcut in two blocks. Folding map illustration to Tianzhu Jiangsheng Chuxiang Jingjie (Illustrated Explanations of the Lord of Heaven's Incarnation), by Giulio Aleni S.J. (1582-1649). Published at the Jing Jiao Tang press of Jinjiang (Quanzhou), China, in 1637 (and published shortly thereafter with fewer illustrations).
Location: The Jing Jiao Tang Press, Jinjiang, Quanzhou, China (i.e. the 17th century publishers of the Tianzhu Jiangsheng Chuxiang Jingjie).
Photo Source: Bayerische Saatsbibliothek Website
Correspondence Credit: Borao Mateo 2010, 28.
Note: There are many close copies of the Adrichomium map. For the most part, these copies differ from each other—and from the Adrichomium original—with respect to the accompanying texts.
Item: 3734B