Bidspirit auction | An antique 18th-century map of

An antique 18th-century map of the Wanderings of the Children of Israel in the Desert, after the Dutch publisher Pieter van der Aa, from circa 1648. Decorated with a central title: ”De veertig-jaarige Reys-togten der Kinderen Israels” (The Forty-Year Journey of the Children of Israel). The map depicts the Exodus of the Children of Israel from Egypt under the leadership of Moses and Aaron, and their journey toward the Land of Canaan, promised to the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. From the cartographic collection La galerie agréable du monde published in Leyden in 1729. laid down on cardboard. Map dimensions: 30x77 cm, Frame dimensions: 46x93 cm.