Collection of Maps of Jerusalem and Palestine – Engravings and Woodcuts – Europe, 15th-18th Centuries

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Six engravings and woodcuts from atlases and other books – maps of Jerusalem and Palestine and a view of the Temple. [Europe, ca. 15th-18th centuries].
1. "Hierosolima", woodcut from one of the editions of "Schedelsche Weltchronik" (Nuremberg's Chronicle) by Hartmann Schedel. (Imaginary) illustration of Jerusalem, Solomon's Temple appearing in its center. Woodcut by Michael Wohlgemut. See Laor 1123.
2. "Atria Templi Solomonis", view of Solomon's Temple. Engraving from one of the editions of "A Pisgah-Sight of Palestine" by Thomas Fuller.
3. "Platte gront van Salomons Tempel… volgens Thomas fuller", view of Solomon's Temple. Engraving from "Naukeurige beschryving van gantsch Syrie en Palestyn of Heilige Lant" by Olfert Dapper [Amsterdam: Jacob van Meurs, 1677]. Laor 1001.
4. "De Stadt Jerusalem als zy hedendaeghs bevonden wordt", map of Jerusalem, after Olfert Dapper. Engraving from "Kanaän en d'omleggende landen". [Leeuwarden: François Halma, 1717].
5. "Totius Terrae Sanctae Delineatio", map of Palestine. Hand-colored engraving, from "Introductio in universam geographiam" by Philipp Clüver. [London, 1711]. See Laor 216.
6. "A Map Accommodated to the Writings of Fl. Iosephus", engraved plate with four maps of Palestine and the Mediterranean Basin based on the writings of Josephus Flavius. Engraving by Michael Burghers [London?, first decades of the 18th century].
6 engravings and woodcuts. Size and condition vary.
Palestine Travelogues, Maps and Prints, Research Expeditions to the Middle East, Palestine Guidebooks
Palestine Travelogues, Maps and Prints, Research Expeditions to the Middle East, Palestine Guidebooks