Auction 52 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Cartography of Palestine - Two Items

Opening: $500
Sold for: $625
Including buyer's premium
1. Palästina Wirtschaftsatlas [Economic Atlas of Palestine], by David Trietsch. Berlin: Orient, 1926. German.
Thirty color plates (some folded) with a variety of diagrams, graphs, charts and maps containing abundant information on Palestine and the Jewish people (population centers, demographic growth, quarries, import and export data and more). [30] separate sheets in paper portfolio. Plates: 25.5X38 cm. Plate condition very good. Portfolio torn and damaged.
2. Историко-географический атлас Палестины [Geographic-Historical Atlas of Palestine], edited by M. A. [Max Albertovich] Soloveitchik. St. Petersburg: Разсвѣтъ [Dawn], 1913. Russian.
Color maps of Palestine (historical and current at the time of printing), and a drawing of the Temple in Jerusalem. The atlas was published as a "supplement" of the Russian-Zionist weekly "Dawn" with the aim of strengthening the affiliation of Russian Jews with Palestine. VIII, [2], IV plates, 10 pp, 32 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Small tears to leaf margins. Pencil inscription beneath some maps. Cover restored with adhesive tape.
Travels in Palestine, Maps, Photography, Postcards and Graphics
Travels in Palestine, Maps, Photography, Postcards and Graphics