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Auction 73 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
August 11, 2020
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A long, handwritten diary, describing a weeks-long journey to Ottoman Palestine – Jaffa, Jerusalem, Hebron, Ramla and elsewhere. March 7 to April 10, [1855]. English.
The diary was written by an unnamed American tourist (presumably, a well-connected person of high stature), describing in colorful language the early days of the colonial period and tourism in Palestine – meetings with consuls and representatives of the Powers, explorers and persons of note staying in Palestine at the time, cities and sacred sites (some of which Christians were forbidden to enter), local residents and their ways of life, and more.
The diary begins with the writer's arrival in Palestine: the "memorable morning when my feet first trod the soil of Judea!... on the deck of the Germania this ancient city appeared beautifully resting upon the bold point commanding a fine view of the road-stead & of the Mediterranean". Later that day, the writer describes a meeting he had with the American vice-consul, Jacob Serapion Murad – "an Armenian, of rather dark complexion – good sired & of venerable countenance", who volunteered his guard to escort the travelers on their way to Jerusalem, a Janissary with "two splendid pistols sticking in his girdle & a long sword at his side". The writer then describes in detail the road from Jaffa to Jerusalem – the various stations, toll collection by road owners, Bedouins ("every Bedouin you meet is armed to the teeth"), various sites, including Absalom's Pillar, Solomon's Pools, The Hill of Evil Counsel and a monastery which "had fallen prey to Muslems"; as well as the flora, the agriculture and the nature of Palestine.
On March 11, the writer describes arriving in Jerusalem – "How beautiful is Jerusalem! Descending we passed into the garden of Getsemmane […] I was completely surprised to find a little girl speaking English and who acted as an interpreter for us". The following entries, dedicated to a description of the city, include an important documentation of famous personalities active in the city at the time – "Mr. Meshullam" (John Meshullam, an English Jew who converted to Christianity, one of the founders of the agricultural farm at Artas, near Bethlehem), "Mrs. Cooper" (Caroline Cooper, founder of the Anglican Mission girls' school), "Mr. Graham" (presumably photographer James Graham), "a Mr. Cresson, once a Quaker in Phil., and now turned Jew" (Warder Cresson, later Michael Boaz Yisrael ben Abraham, the first US Consul to Jerusalem who was a convert to Judaism) and others. This part of the diary also contains an interesting description of the convert Jews in the workshops of the Anglican Mission. Some entries describe visits to sites that Christians were forbidden from entering or that were inaccessible to visitors, including a visit to David's Tomb guided by a Bedouin child – "I was led into the mosque and at the furthest end I was pointed to a little window which was said to look into the tomb", a tour of the Adullam Caves near Hebron, using a candle and string to mark the way, and more.
On March 20, the writer mentions the preparations for the visit of the Duke of Brabant to Jerusalem. This reference, as well as other details mentioned in the diary, indicate that the writer visited Palestine in 1855.
Part of the diary describes the writer's journey outside Palestine, in Egypt and Europe.
52 written leaves, 18.5 cm. Body in good condition. Blemishes and small tears to margins. Some stains. Detached and partly detached leaves and gatherings. Front board detached. Parts of the spine detached or missing.
The diary was written by an unnamed American tourist (presumably, a well-connected person of high stature), describing in colorful language the early days of the colonial period and tourism in Palestine – meetings with consuls and representatives of the Powers, explorers and persons of note staying in Palestine at the time, cities and sacred sites (some of which Christians were forbidden to enter), local residents and their ways of life, and more.
The diary begins with the writer's arrival in Palestine: the "memorable morning when my feet first trod the soil of Judea!... on the deck of the Germania this ancient city appeared beautifully resting upon the bold point commanding a fine view of the road-stead & of the Mediterranean". Later that day, the writer describes a meeting he had with the American vice-consul, Jacob Serapion Murad – "an Armenian, of rather dark complexion – good sired & of venerable countenance", who volunteered his guard to escort the travelers on their way to Jerusalem, a Janissary with "two splendid pistols sticking in his girdle & a long sword at his side". The writer then describes in detail the road from Jaffa to Jerusalem – the various stations, toll collection by road owners, Bedouins ("every Bedouin you meet is armed to the teeth"), various sites, including Absalom's Pillar, Solomon's Pools, The Hill of Evil Counsel and a monastery which "had fallen prey to Muslems"; as well as the flora, the agriculture and the nature of Palestine.
On March 11, the writer describes arriving in Jerusalem – "How beautiful is Jerusalem! Descending we passed into the garden of Getsemmane […] I was completely surprised to find a little girl speaking English and who acted as an interpreter for us". The following entries, dedicated to a description of the city, include an important documentation of famous personalities active in the city at the time – "Mr. Meshullam" (John Meshullam, an English Jew who converted to Christianity, one of the founders of the agricultural farm at Artas, near Bethlehem), "Mrs. Cooper" (Caroline Cooper, founder of the Anglican Mission girls' school), "Mr. Graham" (presumably photographer James Graham), "a Mr. Cresson, once a Quaker in Phil., and now turned Jew" (Warder Cresson, later Michael Boaz Yisrael ben Abraham, the first US Consul to Jerusalem who was a convert to Judaism) and others. This part of the diary also contains an interesting description of the convert Jews in the workshops of the Anglican Mission. Some entries describe visits to sites that Christians were forbidden from entering or that were inaccessible to visitors, including a visit to David's Tomb guided by a Bedouin child – "I was led into the mosque and at the furthest end I was pointed to a little window which was said to look into the tomb", a tour of the Adullam Caves near Hebron, using a candle and string to mark the way, and more.
On March 20, the writer mentions the preparations for the visit of the Duke of Brabant to Jerusalem. This reference, as well as other details mentioned in the diary, indicate that the writer visited Palestine in 1855.
Part of the diary describes the writer's journey outside Palestine, in Egypt and Europe.
52 written leaves, 18.5 cm. Body in good condition. Blemishes and small tears to margins. Some stains. Detached and partly detached leaves and gatherings. Front board detached. Parts of the spine detached or missing.
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Palestine, Settlement
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Auction 73 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
August 11, 2020
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Letter from the Secretary of State, communicating information touching the application for compensation of the late consular agent of the United States at Jaffa. [Washington, 1859]. English.
Official publication from the 35th United States congress dealing with the petition of Jacob Serapion Murad, the United States consular agent in Jaffa, requesting compensation for consular expenditures and services. It features the three letters of recommendation submitted with the petition and the rejection letter by the US Secretary of State.
Jacob Serapion was born to an Armenian family in Jerusalem. He was the secretary of the Armenian merchant Artuin Murad who served as the US consular agent in Jaffa and Jerusalem since 1835. Murad adopted Serapion into his family and even married him to his niece. After Murad's death, Serapion succeeded him as consular agent (adding the name Murad to his own). Over the years, Serapion became one of the richest people in Palestine, owning houses and land in Bethlehem, Jaffa and Ramla.
During the late 1850s, Serapion petitioned the US Secretary of State for financial compensation to cover the expenses he incurred as consular agent; this, presumably, due to a new American law which determined that only US citizens could hold consular positions. Three letters of recommendation were enclosed with his petition, by the American consuls in Jerusalem and Syria and by a group of American citizens who lived in Palestine and Syria (including Warder Cresson. About him see Kedem catalog 66, item no. 100). The letters of recommendation emphasized the important role Serapion had played in bringing to justice five members of the Sawalima family, who had, in 1858, attacked the Dickson family in the American colony Mount Hope in Jaffa (the attack led to the settlers abandoning the colony). Serapion died in 1858, before receiving the rejection.
4 pp, 22.5 cm. Good condition. Dampstains. Small tears and glue traces to seam between the two leaves.
Literature: American Consuls in the Holy Land, 1832-1914, by Ruth Kark. Detroit-Jerusalem, 1994. pp. 102-108.
Official publication from the 35th United States congress dealing with the petition of Jacob Serapion Murad, the United States consular agent in Jaffa, requesting compensation for consular expenditures and services. It features the three letters of recommendation submitted with the petition and the rejection letter by the US Secretary of State.
Jacob Serapion was born to an Armenian family in Jerusalem. He was the secretary of the Armenian merchant Artuin Murad who served as the US consular agent in Jaffa and Jerusalem since 1835. Murad adopted Serapion into his family and even married him to his niece. After Murad's death, Serapion succeeded him as consular agent (adding the name Murad to his own). Over the years, Serapion became one of the richest people in Palestine, owning houses and land in Bethlehem, Jaffa and Ramla.
During the late 1850s, Serapion petitioned the US Secretary of State for financial compensation to cover the expenses he incurred as consular agent; this, presumably, due to a new American law which determined that only US citizens could hold consular positions. Three letters of recommendation were enclosed with his petition, by the American consuls in Jerusalem and Syria and by a group of American citizens who lived in Palestine and Syria (including Warder Cresson. About him see Kedem catalog 66, item no. 100). The letters of recommendation emphasized the important role Serapion had played in bringing to justice five members of the Sawalima family, who had, in 1858, attacked the Dickson family in the American colony Mount Hope in Jaffa (the attack led to the settlers abandoning the colony). Serapion died in 1858, before receiving the rejection.
4 pp, 22.5 cm. Good condition. Dampstains. Small tears and glue traces to seam between the two leaves.
Literature: American Consuls in the Holy Land, 1832-1914, by Ruth Kark. Detroit-Jerusalem, 1994. pp. 102-108.
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Palestine, Settlement
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![Statuts du Cercle International de Jérusalem [Statutes of the International Circle of Jerusalem]. Printer not indicated. [Jer](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale73-public/24_1.jpg "\"Statutes of the International Circle of Jerusalem\" – Rare French Book")
![Statuts du Cercle International de Jérusalem [Statutes of the International Circle of Jerusalem]. Printer not indicated. [Jer](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale73-public/24_2.jpg "\"Statutes of the International Circle of Jerusalem\" – Rare French Book")
Auction 73 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
August 11, 2020
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Statuts du Cercle International de Jérusalem [Statutes of the International Circle of Jerusalem]. Printer not indicated. [Jerusalem?, 1879?]. French.
Statutes of the "International Circle of Jerusalem" (Cercle International de Jérusalem), with a list of 44 surnames of the founders and members of the circle, including consuls and various position holders, European and Ottoman, who worked or lived in Jerusalem during the second half of the 19th century. The circle was presumably headed by the German consul Thankmar von Münchhausen (the German consul in Jerusalem between 1871 and 1881) and the Russian consul Nikolai Ilarionov.
The list of founding members also mentions the names Raouf Pasha (presumably, the governor of Jerusalem Muhammad Raouf Pasha), Bergheim (photographer Peter Bergheim?), Floyd (member of the American Colony in Jaffa and tourist guide Rolla Floyd?), Séraphine (architect Pascal Séraphine?), Mazaraki (Dr. Kalermo Mazaraki who worked in the Misgav Ladach Hospital?) and many others.
No reference to such a circle in Jerusalem could be found.
[8] pp, 22 cm. Good condition. Stains and creases. Closed and open tears to margins of leaves and cover (not affecting text). Cover partly detached.
Rare. Not listed in OCLC.
Statutes of the "International Circle of Jerusalem" (Cercle International de Jérusalem), with a list of 44 surnames of the founders and members of the circle, including consuls and various position holders, European and Ottoman, who worked or lived in Jerusalem during the second half of the 19th century. The circle was presumably headed by the German consul Thankmar von Münchhausen (the German consul in Jerusalem between 1871 and 1881) and the Russian consul Nikolai Ilarionov.
The list of founding members also mentions the names Raouf Pasha (presumably, the governor of Jerusalem Muhammad Raouf Pasha), Bergheim (photographer Peter Bergheim?), Floyd (member of the American Colony in Jaffa and tourist guide Rolla Floyd?), Séraphine (architect Pascal Séraphine?), Mazaraki (Dr. Kalermo Mazaraki who worked in the Misgav Ladach Hospital?) and many others.
No reference to such a circle in Jerusalem could be found.
[8] pp, 22 cm. Good condition. Stains and creases. Closed and open tears to margins of leaves and cover (not affecting text). Cover partly detached.
Rare. Not listed in OCLC.
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Palestine, Settlement
Catalogue
Auction 73 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
August 11, 2020
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Two hundred printed receipts of the Sejera farm, with information filled in by hand, official stamps and signatures of the directors of the farm. Sejera, 1903. French.
Official receipts of the Sejera agricultural farm, given for services provided and products supplied to the farm. Many are signed by Eliahu Krause, who served as director of the farm on behalf of the Jewish Colonization Association between 1901 and 1913, and later became the director of the Mikveh Israel Agricultural School. Several receipts are signed by Eliezer Nachum Brun, the director of the farm guestrooms. Several receipts stamped with Ottoman stamps and stamps of the Haifa company "A. Dück & Cie.".
The farm at Sejera was established in 1899, by the Jewish Colonization Association, as a center for agricultural training. Work at the farm began in 1900 and in 1902, the colony of Ilaniya was established on its grounds. David Ben-Gurion lived and worked in Sejera from October 1907 to October 1909. Among the successes of the agricultural enterprise of Sejera in its early years were employing Jewish guards from the "Bar Giora" organization where previously Arab guards were employed (known as "the conquest of guarding"); the establishment of the "HaChoresh" organization in an effort to unite all the workers in the colonies and national farms of the galilee; and the establishment of the first agricultural collective.
[200] receipts, 21X13 cm. bound together in a new binding (with new endpapers). Good condition. Fold lines to several receipts. Minor stains. Several closed and open tears (not affecting text).
Official receipts of the Sejera agricultural farm, given for services provided and products supplied to the farm. Many are signed by Eliahu Krause, who served as director of the farm on behalf of the Jewish Colonization Association between 1901 and 1913, and later became the director of the Mikveh Israel Agricultural School. Several receipts are signed by Eliezer Nachum Brun, the director of the farm guestrooms. Several receipts stamped with Ottoman stamps and stamps of the Haifa company "A. Dück & Cie.".
The farm at Sejera was established in 1899, by the Jewish Colonization Association, as a center for agricultural training. Work at the farm began in 1900 and in 1902, the colony of Ilaniya was established on its grounds. David Ben-Gurion lived and worked in Sejera from October 1907 to October 1909. Among the successes of the agricultural enterprise of Sejera in its early years were employing Jewish guards from the "Bar Giora" organization where previously Arab guards were employed (known as "the conquest of guarding"); the establishment of the "HaChoresh" organization in an effort to unite all the workers in the colonies and national farms of the galilee; and the establishment of the first agricultural collective.
[200] receipts, 21X13 cm. bound together in a new binding (with new endpapers). Good condition. Fold lines to several receipts. Minor stains. Several closed and open tears (not affecting text).
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Palestine, Settlement
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![Four architectural drawings for one of the Chelouche family's houses, by architect Hillel Robert Chelouche. [1930s/1940s]. El](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale73-public/26_1.jpg "Four Hand-Drawn Architectural Drawings – Architect Hillel Robert Chelo")
![Four architectural drawings for one of the Chelouche family's houses, by architect Hillel Robert Chelouche. [1930s/1940s]. El](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale73-public/26_2.jpg "Four Hand-Drawn Architectural Drawings – Architect Hillel Robert Chelo")
![Four architectural drawings for one of the Chelouche family's houses, by architect Hillel Robert Chelouche. [1930s/1940s]. El](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale73-public/26_3.jpg "Four Hand-Drawn Architectural Drawings – Architect Hillel Robert Chelo")
![Four architectural drawings for one of the Chelouche family's houses, by architect Hillel Robert Chelouche. [1930s/1940s]. El](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale73-public/26_4.jpg "Four Hand-Drawn Architectural Drawings – Architect Hillel Robert Chelo")
Auction 73 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
August 11, 2020
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Four architectural drawings for one of the Chelouche family's houses, by architect Hillel Robert Chelouche. [1930s/1940s].
Elevations in ink, pencil and watercolors, depicting all four sides of one of the Chelouche family's houses. The name of the project appears on top – "Villa Atelier, Propriete de M. Chelouche". With architect's signature on bottom – "R. Chelouche" (Hillel Robert Chelouche).
The Chelouche family is considered one of the oldest and most important families in the history of the Hebrew Yishuv, one of the founders of the Neveh Tzeddek and Achuzat Bayit neighborhoods and the city of Tel-Aviv. Abraham Chelouche immigrated to Palestine from North Africa in 1838, settling with his family in Jaffa and becoming one of the leaders of the Jewish community in the city. His son Aaron purchased the land on which the Neveh Shalom and Neveh Tzeddek neighborhoods were established and Aaron's son, Yosef Eliyahu Chelouche, built thirty-two of the houses of Achuzat Bayit. The history of the Chelouche family is woven into the history of Tel-Aviv and its sons built their homes in the first streets of the city – some of them amongst the most beautiful and impressive houses in the city.
Architect Hillel Chelouche, Abraham's great grandson, was born in 1904 to Yosef and Farha Simha Chelouche. At the age of 15, he was sent to study architecture in Paris, where he adopted the French name Robert. After returning to Palestine in 1933, he planned most of his brother's and relatives' houses, alongside dozens of other buildings throughout Palestine.
29X45 to 32X54 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minute holes and tears to margins (a 3-cm-long tear to one drawing). A small pencil sketch on verso of one sheet.
Elevations in ink, pencil and watercolors, depicting all four sides of one of the Chelouche family's houses. The name of the project appears on top – "Villa Atelier, Propriete de M. Chelouche". With architect's signature on bottom – "R. Chelouche" (Hillel Robert Chelouche).
The Chelouche family is considered one of the oldest and most important families in the history of the Hebrew Yishuv, one of the founders of the Neveh Tzeddek and Achuzat Bayit neighborhoods and the city of Tel-Aviv. Abraham Chelouche immigrated to Palestine from North Africa in 1838, settling with his family in Jaffa and becoming one of the leaders of the Jewish community in the city. His son Aaron purchased the land on which the Neveh Shalom and Neveh Tzeddek neighborhoods were established and Aaron's son, Yosef Eliyahu Chelouche, built thirty-two of the houses of Achuzat Bayit. The history of the Chelouche family is woven into the history of Tel-Aviv and its sons built their homes in the first streets of the city – some of them amongst the most beautiful and impressive houses in the city.
Architect Hillel Chelouche, Abraham's great grandson, was born in 1904 to Yosef and Farha Simha Chelouche. At the age of 15, he was sent to study architecture in Paris, where he adopted the French name Robert. After returning to Palestine in 1933, he planned most of his brother's and relatives' houses, alongside dozens of other buildings throughout Palestine.
29X45 to 32X54 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minute holes and tears to margins (a 3-cm-long tear to one drawing). A small pencil sketch on verso of one sheet.
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Palestine, Settlement
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Auction 73 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
August 11, 2020
Opening: $500
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Approx. 95 letters, circulars and documents, recording the activity of farmer associations and land-owners in Palestine during the second and third Aliyah. Petach-Tikvah, Hadera, Jaffa, Rishon LeZion and elsewhere (some from the USA and Europe), 1910s and 1920s, Hebrew, some English and some French.
These letters and documents, corresponding to the period of the Socialist Aliyah, the establishment of the Histadrut labor federation and the rise of workers' parties, document the attempts of land-owners, farmers and the "bourgeois" to maintain their status and power in Palestine. While delineating the tension between farmers and the laborers, the documents also deal with agricultural activity, crops and the relationships between the various Jewish settlements in the early 20th century.
The collection includes: · Approx. 25 letters and documents by the "Federation of Jewish Colonies, Judea" and the farmers organization established by it – "The Jewish farmers' Federation in Palestine" ("Hitahadut HaIkarim"; most of the letters and documents are signed by "the last of the Bilu'im", Menashe Meirowitz). They record violent confrontations between workers and farmers, emergency meetings held by settlement representatives regarding the workers' movements and the "poisonous" Socialist ideology, early attempts to establish farmers' parties, and more. · Approx. 20 letters and documents exchanged between "The Young Farmer" organization and other organizations in Palestine, with interesting information about pest control, agricultural tools, the economic organization, and more. · Approx. 30 letters, bank statements and prospects sent by agricultural tools manufacturers and American and European fertilization companies to "The Young Farmer". · Six letters sent by the "HaEzrach Union" party, representing various farmer associations. · And more.
Many of the letters and documents are stamped with the stamps of the various organizations.
Size and condition vary. Good-fair overall condition.
These letters and documents, corresponding to the period of the Socialist Aliyah, the establishment of the Histadrut labor federation and the rise of workers' parties, document the attempts of land-owners, farmers and the "bourgeois" to maintain their status and power in Palestine. While delineating the tension between farmers and the laborers, the documents also deal with agricultural activity, crops and the relationships between the various Jewish settlements in the early 20th century.
The collection includes: · Approx. 25 letters and documents by the "Federation of Jewish Colonies, Judea" and the farmers organization established by it – "The Jewish farmers' Federation in Palestine" ("Hitahadut HaIkarim"; most of the letters and documents are signed by "the last of the Bilu'im", Menashe Meirowitz). They record violent confrontations between workers and farmers, emergency meetings held by settlement representatives regarding the workers' movements and the "poisonous" Socialist ideology, early attempts to establish farmers' parties, and more. · Approx. 20 letters and documents exchanged between "The Young Farmer" organization and other organizations in Palestine, with interesting information about pest control, agricultural tools, the economic organization, and more. · Approx. 30 letters, bank statements and prospects sent by agricultural tools manufacturers and American and European fertilization companies to "The Young Farmer". · Six letters sent by the "HaEzrach Union" party, representing various farmer associations. · And more.
Many of the letters and documents are stamped with the stamps of the various organizations.
Size and condition vary. Good-fair overall condition.
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Palestine, Settlement
Catalogue
![[Palästina Wirtschaftsatlas (Economic Atlas of Palestine), by Davis (David) Trietsch. Berlin: Orient, 1926]. German. Thirty p](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale73-public/28_1.jpg "\"Economic Atlas of Palestine\" – Davis Trietsch – Berlin, 1926")
![[Palästina Wirtschaftsatlas (Economic Atlas of Palestine), by Davis (David) Trietsch. Berlin: Orient, 1926]. German. Thirty p](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale73-public/28_2.jpg "\"Economic Atlas of Palestine\" – Davis Trietsch – Berlin, 1926")
![[Palästina Wirtschaftsatlas (Economic Atlas of Palestine), by Davis (David) Trietsch. Berlin: Orient, 1926]. German. Thirty p](https://files.kedem-auctions.com/files/Sale73-public/28_3.jpg "\"Economic Atlas of Palestine\" – Davis Trietsch – Berlin, 1926")
Auction 73 - Jewish and Israeli History, Culture and Art
August 11, 2020
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[Palästina Wirtschaftsatlas (Economic Atlas of Palestine), by Davis (David) Trietsch. Berlin: Orient, 1926]. German.
Thirty plates in color (four of them folded), with a variety of sketches, graphs and maps containing much information about Palestine and the Jewish people (historical borderlines of Palestine, concentration of population, population density and growth, employment, immigration, industry, import and export, and more).
David (Davis) Trietsch (1870-1935), editor, writer and Zionist activist, born in Germany, was a member of the Zionist General Council and a member of the democratic faction in the World Zionist Organization (an oppositional faction in the Zionist Organization which introduced an alternative to Herzl's ideas). He dedicated a considerable part of his time to the question of Jewish settlement and suggested to settle Jews in Cyprus as an alternative to the Uganda Scheme. He also translated and published poetry and prose, edited the journals Ost und West and Palästina, authored the annual Palästina Handbuch and was one of the founders of the Jüdischer Verlag publishing house.
Enclosed is a table of contents leaf from the "Atlas of the Jewish World" (Atlas der Jüdischen Welt) – another atlas published by Trietsch in Berlin in 1926 which featured several plates that were also featured in the Economic Atlas of Palestine.
[30] loose plates, 38X25 cm. to 75X25 cm. Without the table of contents and the original portfolio (enclosed is a table of contents leaf from the "Atlas of the Jewish World"). Good condition. Some stains (mostly minor and to margins). Minor creases. Two small open tears to one map. A tear to edge of one plate.
Thirty plates in color (four of them folded), with a variety of sketches, graphs and maps containing much information about Palestine and the Jewish people (historical borderlines of Palestine, concentration of population, population density and growth, employment, immigration, industry, import and export, and more).
David (Davis) Trietsch (1870-1935), editor, writer and Zionist activist, born in Germany, was a member of the Zionist General Council and a member of the democratic faction in the World Zionist Organization (an oppositional faction in the Zionist Organization which introduced an alternative to Herzl's ideas). He dedicated a considerable part of his time to the question of Jewish settlement and suggested to settle Jews in Cyprus as an alternative to the Uganda Scheme. He also translated and published poetry and prose, edited the journals Ost und West and Palästina, authored the annual Palästina Handbuch and was one of the founders of the Jüdischer Verlag publishing house.
Enclosed is a table of contents leaf from the "Atlas of the Jewish World" (Atlas der Jüdischen Welt) – another atlas published by Trietsch in Berlin in 1926 which featured several plates that were also featured in the Economic Atlas of Palestine.
[30] loose plates, 38X25 cm. to 75X25 cm. Without the table of contents and the original portfolio (enclosed is a table of contents leaf from the "Atlas of the Jewish World"). Good condition. Some stains (mostly minor and to margins). Minor creases. Two small open tears to one map. A tear to edge of one plate.
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Palestine, Settlement
Catalogue