Nineteen engraved maps and plans, including maps of Palestine and of Jerusalem. [18th-19th centuries; some may be earlier or later]. Italian, Latin and French.
Included: • "Palestina o Terra Santa" [Palestine or the Holy Land], by Humphrey Prideaux. [Venice, 1738]. Laor 596. • "La Terra Promessa" [The Promissed Land] by Augustin Calmet. [Venice, 1822]. Laor 183. • "Carta Della Terra Santa" [Map of the Holy Land], by Pierre-Grégoire Chanlaire. [Late 18th century]. Laor 209. • A plan of Jerusalem and a plan of the Temple (most probably from the book "Storia Universale del Principio del Mondo" – an Italian edition of "An Universal History". [Amsterdam, 1766]. • Maps of the Kingdom of Persia, Assyria and Mesopotamia, and more.
Size and condition vary. Hand-colored border lines in some maps.
Enclosed: Engraving depicting the camp of the Israelites according to Samuel Reyher and according to Bernard Lamy.