Plate 17
Benito Arias Montano, Spanish, c. 1527–1598
Benedict arias montanus sacrae geographiae tabulam ex antiquissimorum . . . (1571)

12⅜ x 20⅞ in. (31.5 x 53 cm)
Antwerp, 1572

A rare, first-edition map illustrating the Christian belief that, after the Flood, the earth was re-populated by the three sons of Noah and their descendants. The various locations of  those descendants are identified by numerals and letters of the alphabet.