Auction 60 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Architectural Plans - Mapping of Neighborhoods in Hebron, 1937

Opening: $1,800
Sold for: $2,250
Including buyer's premium
Twenty seven plans - "Urban Assessment Block Plan" - mapping urban blocks and plots in neighborhoods and quarters in Hebron, 1937. English.
Plans of blocks in a number of neighborhoods in the town, most of them Arab neighborhoods (one plan shows the area of the Jewish neighborhoods - "Harat El Yahud Qtr"). Leaves with handwritten comments (in English) are attached to most of the plans. Handwritten inscriptions on some plans.
The mapping was done as part of a survey by the British Mandate Government in 1930, and was corrected and updated during the 1930s.
Total of 27 sheets, average size: 66X56 cm. Fair-good overall condition. Stains. Tears and creases.
Maps, Travels in Palestine, Photography
Maps, Travels in Palestine, Photography