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Amsterdam Haggadah

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David with harp, from 1712's edition

The Amsterdam Haggadah contains the text of the Passover Haggadah which accompanies the Passover Seder. Written and illuminated in 1695, it is notable for its illustrations, made by Amsterdam printer Abraham B. Jacob, which include one of the earliest printed maps of the Holy Land.[1][2][3]

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  1. ^ "Hebraic Collections: The Holy Land". Library of Congress. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Illustrations of Moses in the Amsterdam Haggadah, 1695". Jewish Theological Seminary. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  3. ^ Garel, M. (1987). "La première carte de terre sainte en Hébreu (Amsterdam, 1620/21)". Studia Rosenthaliana. 21 (2): 131–39.
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