Title in legend lower right: New representation of Palestine or all of the Promised Land by Tilemann Stella from Siena.
Informational Legend upper left: Ancient land of Canaan in which lived the descendants of Cham (a son of Noah) stretching from Sidon in Phoenicia to the Nile Delta.
This 2.75 in. x 3.75 in. very small miniature map is a derivative of the Holy Land map #51 in the 1570 first atlas titled THEATRUM ORBIS TERRARUM BY Abraham Ortelius and was part of a pocket Epitome (shortened small version) by Fillip Galle. Printed in 1593, with Ortelius’ knowledge and apparent non-disapproval . There were no copyright laws then.
Fillip Galle (1537- March 1612) was a Dutch publisher designer and engraver. He was born in Haarlem in the Netherlands. He then moved to Antwerp in 1569 and lived with his wife and son in a house opposite the Ortelius home. He was well known and friendly with Ortelius.
References:
1. Tooley’s Dictionary of Mapmakers
2. Van den Broecke, Krogt and Muerer edit. “Abraham Ortelius and the First Atlas” ISBN 9061943884Curated text by Leonard Rothman December 2020.
Image from The Leonard and Juliet Rothman Holy Lands Map Collection at Stanford Libraries: https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/11460615
