Auction 71 - The Collection of Rabbi Prof. Daniel Sperber
Engraved Map of Jerusalem – "Hierosolyma Urbs Sancta Iudeae" – 17th Century
Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
Including buyer's premium
Hierosolyma Urbs sancta Iudeae, totiusque orientis longe' clarissima, qua amplitudine, ac magnificentia hoc nostro auo conspicua est [Holy City of Jerusalem, by far the most famous city of Judah and the entire Orient…], an engraving from one of the editions of "Histoire des chevaliers de l'Ordre de S. Jean de Jérusalem…" by Pierre de Boissat. [17th century]. French and some Latin.
A bird's eye view of Jerusalem seen from the east. At the top: a verse from Ezekiel (5:5): "This is Jerusalem; I have set her in the midst of the nations, and countries are around her" (Latin). A detailed key with 48 names of sites in Jerusalem is printed under the map.
Leaf: 33X23 cm. Matted. Good condition. Minor creases. Minor stains to verso. Tears and minor worming to margins of leaf (not affecting the map).
See Laor 1040.
A bird's eye view of Jerusalem seen from the east. At the top: a verse from Ezekiel (5:5): "This is Jerusalem; I have set her in the midst of the nations, and countries are around her" (Latin). A detailed key with 48 names of sites in Jerusalem is printed under the map.
Leaf: 33X23 cm. Matted. Good condition. Minor creases. Minor stains to verso. Tears and minor worming to margins of leaf (not affecting the map).
See Laor 1040.
Category
Jerusalem and the Temple – Maps and Prints