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Description
Beautiful engraved image of the world as a globe from the 1687 Romeyn de Hooghe Bible. Beneath the globe are Adam and Even surrounded by Eden, which is teeming with life.
The image features the Lamb of God ("Joan.0.36.") directly below the image of Eden.
Fifteen pictorial scenes are seen at the bottom of the engraving:
- Adam en Eva
- Arke Noe
- Abrahams offerhande
- Pacschlam en Wetgeeving
- Kopere slang
- Elias hemel-vaart
- Jonas drydaagsche opfluyting in de walvis
- Het lam Gods op het boek der seven segelen
- Christus menschwerding
- Vervulling van't Oude Testament en intree van't Nieuwe
- Christus h. avontmaal
- De cruyssing
- De opstanding
- De Hemel-vaart
- 't Oordeel.
Reference
Poortman & Augusteijn 148.