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Attractive plan of Jerusalem with its well laid out streets and major religious sites within the outer walls.
This is the second state with Plancius' name replaced by D.R.M. Mathes. The decorative vignettes have been trimmed off, with the plan laid on a larger sheet of paper, with the title pasted to the bottom, a curious assemblage of a rare object.
Petrus Plancius (1552-1622) was born Pieter Platevoet in Dranouter in West Flanders. He trained as a clergyman in Germany and England, but he was an expert not only in theology but in geography, cosmography, and navigation. After fleeing prosecution by the Inquisition in Brussels, Plancius settled in Amsterdam where he first began his forays into navigation and charting. As Amsterdam was a hub for trade, Plancius was able to access Portuguese charts, the most advanced in the world at that time. Plancius used these charts to become an expert in the sailing routes to India, knowledge that gained him opportunity. Plancius was one of the founders of the VOC, for whom he worked as their geographer. He also served on a Government Committee to review the equipment needed for exploratory expeditions.
Johannes Cloppenburg (sometimes Cloppenburgh; also H. Jan Evertsz and Johannes Everhardus) was a Dutch cartographer. Based in Amsterdam, he was active between roughly 1610 and 1644. He worked closely with the Hondius/Jansson firm and is credited with the 1630 edition of the Atlas Minor.
![[Jerusalem] Prospectus Sanctae olim et celeberrimae Urbis Hierosolymae . . . / Prospect der vormals Heiligen und Welt Berühmtem Stadt Jerusalem . . .](https://storage.googleapis.com/raremaps/img/small/84909.jpg)
