Jacob ben Abraham Zaddiq

Jacob ben Abraham Zaddiq (; also written Zaddik, and known under the Latinized name Jacob Justo) was a Dutch Jewish merchant of Portuguese descent who worked in Amsterdam in the early 17th century.

Biography Zaddiq was a Portuguese-Jewish banker and merchant whose community moved to Amsterdam following the 1579 Union of Utrecht. He was married to Gracia da Costa (in Hebrew, Rita Zaddiq) both had come from Hamburg to Amsterdam.

Map of the Land of Israel

Production Zaddiq is responsible, with engraver Abraham Goos, for the first printed map of the Holy Land in Hebrew, produced in Amsterdam in 1620/21. In the framed colophon, the opening line reads: .thumb

The map was based on the work of the Dutch theologian and cartographer Christian Kruik van Adrichem.

The map also includes a detailed explanatory note that describes how it was made and why. It states that the map was engraved in Amsterdam by Abraham Goos and explains that it was intended to help Jewish viewers become more familiar with the Holy Land. Zaddiq is described elsewhere as a merchant.

Legal case Zaddiq was reported to Amsterdam authorities for domestic violence. Witnesses testified that he had beaten his wife with a stick and thrown her down the stairs. He was sentenced to one year in prison.