Journal of Theological Studies

Lucas Cranach the Elder's map of the Holy Land in Christopher Proschauer's edition of the Old Testament (Zurich, 1525) in The Wren Library, Trinity College, Cambridge. Credit: The Master and Fellows of Trinity College, Cambridge

A 500-year-old inverted Bible map with the borders of the tribes of Israel shaped the perception of borders and states to this day.

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New research from the University of Cambridge shows how the first map of the Holy Land in a printed Bible from 1525 – which was accidentally printed upside down – contributed to shaping the idea of ​​territorial borders, reinforcing the concept of the nation-state.
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