Judaea, or the Holy Land, Which is Divided into the Twelve Tribes of the Hebrews or Israelites, 1696

This map of the holy land by guillaume sanson (1633-1703) and alexis hubert jaillot (1632?-1712) is an enlargement of a previous map by sanson’s father, nicolas sanson (1600-67). The map shows the division of biblical israel among the twelve tribes and is based on information found in the bible. The younger sanson took over the family publishing business after his father’s death and had a long-standing relationship with jaillot, who re-engraved many of nicolas sanson’s maps. Date: 1696. Place of creation: Israel. Dimensions: Copperplate; 465 x 615 millimeters. Medium: maps. Collection: National Library of Israel.