Auction 80 - Part I - Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
Map of Palestine from the Amsterdam Haggadah – Engraving by Abraham bar Jacob – Amsterdam, 1712
Opening: $700
Sold for: $1,875
Including buyer's premium
Map of Palestine, engraving by Abraham bar Jacob (signed in the plate on bottom). [Amsterdam, (1712)].
The map depicts Palestine, the Sinai Desert and the territories of the Twelve Tribes. The Mediterranean Sea at bottom and the Nile Delta to the right. The shoreline runs from Sidon to Alexandria. The map shows the route of the Israelites in the Sinai Desert; an ornate cartouche at lower right corner lists the 41 stations of the Israelites in the desert. Ships hauling the Lebanon cedars sent by Hiram King of Tyre to King Solomon for the building of the Temple and the story of Jonah depicted along the shoreline. A barn and grazing farm animals, depicted at lower left corner, symbolize the fertility of Palestine.
The map, by the Dutch proselyte Abraham bar Jacob (after Christian van Adrichem), was first printed in the 1695 Amsterdam Passover Haggadah. The date of its printing was encoded in the title by emphasizing certain letter in the Hebrew word "Techezena". In later editions, the year of printing was adjusted by emphasizing additional letters.
Engraved map: 47.5X25.5 cm. Fair condition. Fold lines and creases. Leaf trimmed close to the plate on its right side, slightly affecting frame of engraving. Tears to edges, some open. Notations on verso. Leaf mounted on thin acid-free paper, for restoration (with excess paper in the margins). Matted.
See Laor 876.
The map depicts Palestine, the Sinai Desert and the territories of the Twelve Tribes. The Mediterranean Sea at bottom and the Nile Delta to the right. The shoreline runs from Sidon to Alexandria. The map shows the route of the Israelites in the Sinai Desert; an ornate cartouche at lower right corner lists the 41 stations of the Israelites in the desert. Ships hauling the Lebanon cedars sent by Hiram King of Tyre to King Solomon for the building of the Temple and the story of Jonah depicted along the shoreline. A barn and grazing farm animals, depicted at lower left corner, symbolize the fertility of Palestine.
The map, by the Dutch proselyte Abraham bar Jacob (after Christian van Adrichem), was first printed in the 1695 Amsterdam Passover Haggadah. The date of its printing was encoded in the title by emphasizing certain letter in the Hebrew word "Techezena". In later editions, the year of printing was adjusted by emphasizing additional letters.
Engraved map: 47.5X25.5 cm. Fair condition. Fold lines and creases. Leaf trimmed close to the plate on its right side, slightly affecting frame of engraving. Tears to edges, some open. Notations on verso. Leaf mounted on thin acid-free paper, for restoration (with excess paper in the margins). Matted.
See Laor 876.
Early Manuscripts, Bibles, Maps, Travelogues, Prints
Early Manuscripts, Bibles, Maps, Travelogues, Prints