Mallet, Alain "Jerusalem Moderne"

Alain Mallet. "Jerusalem Modern[e]."

Frankfurt am Main, 1684-85. 5 7/8 x 4 (platemarks) plus margins. Line engraving. Excellent condition. Ref.: Laor, 1077.

This bird's eye view is based on Braun and Hogenberg's depiction in Civitates Orbis Terrarum (Cologne, 1575). This exquisite view was issued in Alain Manesson Mallet's Beschreibung des gantzen Welt-Kreisses, fig. CX. Modern Jerusalem is seen from the east across the River Kidron with a bridge at the bottom of the valley. Pilgrims with staffs kneel and Muslims in turbans stand on the road regarding the bridge leading toward the city; they demonstrate that even the sight of Jerusalem at a distance is awesome to behold.