This map, published by French publisher Pieter Mortier, was published in 1700 and aims to establish the location of Christianity's earthly paradise, also known as the Garden of Eden.
This work must be understood within its historical context. In the Age of Discovery, there was growing pressure within Christian theology to identify the exact location of Eden in order to validate the information provided in the first book of the Bible, Genesis. Thus, French bishop Pierre-Daniel Huet, using information from his predecessors, established its location and ordered the publication of this map.
The map is full of biblical references throughout the Middle East:
- Babel, with its tower exalted.
- Mount Ararat, with Noah's Ark.
- The Garden of Eden, near the mouth of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
- The Promised Land, marked with a sun.
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