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Perhaps the idea of Egypt as lust derives from Biblical allegory. In both the Old and New Testaments, Egypt is used not just as a literal place but as an allegory for luxury, shamless luxury, worldy debauchery even. Related to the political position of Egypt as regional superpower, seat of the world's wealth and leisure class, during the times of Moses, before other powers such as Babylonia, Persia, arose. Dr Hillary Shaw School of Business, Management and Marketing Harper Adams University College Newport Shropshire TF10 8NB -----Original Message----- From: Göran Bäärnhielm <[email protected]> To: Discussion group for map history <[email protected]> Sent: Sun, 25 Sep 2011 17:19 Subject: Re: [MapHist] personification of Egypt This is a MapHist list message (when you hit 'reply' you're replying to the whole list) o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + One variant is at: http://www.labirintoermetico.com/04Iconologia/iconologia_ripa_immagini/imagepages/image253.html Göran Bäärnhielm 2011/9/25 Joel Kovarsky <[email protected]>: > This is a MapHist list message (when you hit 'reply' you're replying to the whole list) > o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + > > > I do not know the specific image source, but the image of a woman (Lust?) seated on a crocodile was present in Ripa's 1603 Iconologia. See description from the Spenser Encyclopedia: http://tinyurl.com/3up4fn3. Given the influence of Ripa's work, that is at least one thought. I do not have access to the specific image. > > Joel Kovarsky > > On 9/25/2011 8:40 AM, Rehav Rubin wrote: > > This is a MapHist list message (when you hit 'reply' you're replying to the whole list) > o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + > > > > Dear Maphist members, > > In the Hebrew map of the Holy Land printed in Amsterdam 1695 by Bar-Yaacov, a personification of Egypt is symbolized by a woman sitting on a crocodile. > > Does anyone know earlier versions of this symbol that might be the source of this one? > > The image is attached. > > Thanks for any help > > Rehav Rubin > > Hebrew University > > > _______________________________________________ > MapHist: E-mail discussion group on the history of cartography > hosted by the Faculty of Geosciences, University of Utrecht. > The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of > the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the University of > Utrecht. The University of Utrecht does not take any responsibility for > the views of the author. > List Information: http://www.maphist.nl > > Maphist mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.geo.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/maphist > -- ********************************************************** Göran Bäärnhielm Grindsgatan 35, SE-11857 Stockholm, Sweden Tel. +46-8-6437741, Mobile +46-768-362848 [email protected] http://goran.baarnhielm.net/ ********************************************************** _______________________________________________ MapHist: E-mail discussion group on the history of cartography hosted by the Faculty of Geosciences, University of Utrecht. The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the University of Utrecht. The University of Utrecht does not take any responsibility for the views of the author. List Information: http://www.maphist.nl Maphist mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.geo.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/maphist
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