Online Auction 012 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
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Online Auction 012 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 9, 2018
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Destruccio Iherosolime / Jerusalem Zerstorung, a double incunabula leaf (no. LXIIII) from the German edition of Hartmann Schedel's book Schedelsche Weltchronik ("Nuremberg Chronicle"). [Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, 1493].
Woodcut (not colored), depicting the destruction of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Holy Temple by Nevuzaradan, commander-in-chief of Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babel, in 586 BCE.
According to Laor, this is the second view of Jerusalem which ever appeared in print (Laor A1125).
Approx. 59X41.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and creases. Minute holes and tears at margins (mostly slight). Strip of paper pasted on verso, along the connection between the two leaves.
Woodcut (not colored), depicting the destruction of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Holy Temple by Nevuzaradan, commander-in-chief of Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babel, in 586 BCE.
According to Laor, this is the second view of Jerusalem which ever appeared in print (Laor A1125).
Approx. 59X41.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains and creases. Minute holes and tears at margins (mostly slight). Strip of paper pasted on verso, along the connection between the two leaves.
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Online Auction 012 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 9, 2018
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La saincte cite de Jerusalem iadiz metropolitaine du royaume des Iuifz, & maintenant colonie du Turc. [The Holy City of Jerusalem, Formerly the Capital of the Kingdom of Judea, Today a Turkish Colony]. Leaf (four pages, nos. 1165-1168), from the book "Cosmography" by Sebastian Münster. [Apparently from one of the book's French editions, published in the course of the 16th century].
Woodcut depicting Jerusalem from the east. Beneath it is a text about Jericho; on the leaf's reverse is a text in Hebrew praising Jerusalem, and an imaginary depiction of Acre (woodcut).
Leaf: 30X38.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Three pieces of paper mounted on the leaf's reverse, attached to top margins (p. 1165, 1168).
Woodcut depicting Jerusalem from the east. Beneath it is a text about Jericho; on the leaf's reverse is a text in Hebrew praising Jerusalem, and an imaginary depiction of Acre (woodcut).
Leaf: 30X38.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Three pieces of paper mounted on the leaf's reverse, attached to top margins (p. 1165, 1168).
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January 9, 2018
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Ierusalem, Et Suburbia Eius, Sicut Tempore Christi Floruit, map of Jerusalem, out of the book Theatrum Terrae Sanctae, by Christian van Adrichem, [Cologne], 1584.
Approx. 50.5X73.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Some stains, creases, defects and folding marks. Some tears at margins and along folding marks. Tears repaired with paper on verso. Flawed printing on lower margins (text and illustrations are printed twice, slightly diverted).
Laor 934.
Approx. 50.5X73.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Some stains, creases, defects and folding marks. Some tears at margins and along folding marks. Tears repaired with paper on verso. Flawed printing on lower margins (text and illustrations are printed twice, slightly diverted).
Laor 934.
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Vera Hierosolymae veteris imago a Ioanne Baptista Villalpando Cordvbensi e Societate Iesv elaborata pro svo Vrbis ac Templi Hierosolymitani apparatv collato stvdio cvm P. Hieronymo Prado ex eadem societate, Rome [1604].
A large engraved map by Juan Bautista Villalpando, showing Jerusalem and the surrounding from a bird's eye view, from the east. In the center appear "Solomon's Temple" and outside the walls are seen, among others, the Roman army camps.
Laor. 1148.
70X77 cm. Good condition. Mounted on linen. Repaired tears. Worming. Folding marks. Stains. Wear.
A large engraved map by Juan Bautista Villalpando, showing Jerusalem and the surrounding from a bird's eye view, from the east. In the center appear "Solomon's Temple" and outside the walls are seen, among others, the Roman army camps.
Laor. 1148.
70X77 cm. Good condition. Mounted on linen. Repaired tears. Worming. Folding marks. Stains. Wear.
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January 9, 2018
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Map of Jerusalem and the surroundings II, edited by A. Grayevsky [Avraham Grayevsky]. Monsohn lithographic press, Jerusalem, [ca. 1909].
Map of Jerusalem and the surroundings, scale 1:8335. Names of streets and sites are printed in Hebrew. Two paper-labels of the "American and German Tourist Express Company" owned by Grayevsky and S. Isacoff in Cairo are pasted on the two upper corners of the map. Printed on one label - the map is "a souvenir for the year 5670 from the owners of the tourism company" (Hebrew).
70X49.5 cm. Fair condition. Folding marks, creases and stains. Tears and open tears, professionally repaired. A piece of about 10X5 cm is lacking at lower right corner.
Map of Jerusalem and the surroundings, scale 1:8335. Names of streets and sites are printed in Hebrew. Two paper-labels of the "American and German Tourist Express Company" owned by Grayevsky and S. Isacoff in Cairo are pasted on the two upper corners of the map. Printed on one label - the map is "a souvenir for the year 5670 from the owners of the tourism company" (Hebrew).
70X49.5 cm. Fair condition. Folding marks, creases and stains. Tears and open tears, professionally repaired. A piece of about 10X5 cm is lacking at lower right corner.
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January 9, 2018
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Fourteen maps - Palestine and Jerusalem. Most maps were printed in Germany or France in the 17th-20th centuries (most are from the 18th century). Some are engravings, partly colored by hand.
Among the maps:
• Jerusalem die Heilige Viereckete Stadt, in Grund Gelegt und Eigentlich Abgemalet. View of Jerusalem from the east. Woodcut, out of "Itinerarium Sacrae Scripturae" ["Travel through holy scriptures"] by Heinrich Bünting. [Magdeburg, 1600]. Laor 968B. Faded and defected printing.
• Orbis Bibliis sacris cognitus, seu geographia sacra. Carte de la géographie sacrée pour l'Ancien Testament. Engraving (some border lines are colored by hand) - map of Europe, North Africa and the Near East, with Noah's children tribal borders, by Pierre Moullart-Sanson. Paris, 1716.
• La Judee ou Palestine, Dressee pour l'intelligence de l'Histoire Sainte. Engraving (some borders are colored by hand) - Map of Palestine, on both sides of the Jordan river, with the territories of the twelve tribes, by Louis Brion de la Tour. Paris, [1767]. Laor 131.
• Jerusalem - East - "Map of Palestine" [USA?], [1937]. "Mizrah". Lithograph on paper. Hebrew, Yiddish and English. In the center - Map of Palestine with the tribes territories. Drawings of towns and holy sites in Palestine. List of 22 colonies in Palestine and space for marking memorial dates (Yahrzeit).
Size and condition vary.
Detailed list of maps will be sent upon request.
Among the maps:
• Jerusalem die Heilige Viereckete Stadt, in Grund Gelegt und Eigentlich Abgemalet. View of Jerusalem from the east. Woodcut, out of "Itinerarium Sacrae Scripturae" ["Travel through holy scriptures"] by Heinrich Bünting. [Magdeburg, 1600]. Laor 968B. Faded and defected printing.
• Orbis Bibliis sacris cognitus, seu geographia sacra. Carte de la géographie sacrée pour l'Ancien Testament. Engraving (some border lines are colored by hand) - map of Europe, North Africa and the Near East, with Noah's children tribal borders, by Pierre Moullart-Sanson. Paris, 1716.
• La Judee ou Palestine, Dressee pour l'intelligence de l'Histoire Sainte. Engraving (some borders are colored by hand) - Map of Palestine, on both sides of the Jordan river, with the territories of the twelve tribes, by Louis Brion de la Tour. Paris, [1767]. Laor 131.
• Jerusalem - East - "Map of Palestine" [USA?], [1937]. "Mizrah". Lithograph on paper. Hebrew, Yiddish and English. In the center - Map of Palestine with the tribes territories. Drawings of towns and holy sites in Palestine. List of 22 colonies in Palestine and space for marking memorial dates (Yahrzeit).
Size and condition vary.
Detailed list of maps will be sent upon request.
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Online Auction 012 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
January 9, 2018
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Eight maps of Palestine and the surroundings. English, German and Dutch.
1. Das Heilig Landt mit ausztheilung der zwoelff Geschlechter. From the book Cosmographia by Sebastian Münster, Basel, [1588]. Laor 532. Was completely restored. Colored by hand (late coloring).
2. Canaan, or the Land of Promise, Possessed by the Children of Israel, and Travelled through by our Saviour Jesus Christ and his Apostles. Amsterdam, [1671]. Laor 521.
3. Het Heylige Land verdeeld in de Twaalf Stammen Israels; Waar in duydelyk is aangeweesen de Reysen van Iesus Christus & c.. Amsterdam, [1700]. Laor 508.
4. Byzondere Kaart van de Landen daar de Apostelen het Evangelium Gepredikt Hebben, Van de Vermaardste Plaatsen, van Hunne Reyzen, En van den Weg van Paulus na Rome, Pieter Mortier. Amsterdam, [1725?]. Laor 224.
5. Nieuwe Kaart van Irak Arabi, Kurdistan, Diarbek, Turkomannia, Syria en het Heilige Land, Isaak Tirion. Amsterdam, [1732]. Laor 772.
6. Map of the journey in the wilderness, and the conquest and partition of the land of Canaan, by the children of Israel, according to this history. [Probably Dublin, 1744].
7. Syria, Drawn and Engraved by J. Rapkin. [Published by J. & F. Tallis. London, 1850].
8. Modern Palestine, Drawn and Engraved by J. Rapkin. [Published by J & F Tallis. London, ca. 1851].
Size and condition vary.
1. Das Heilig Landt mit ausztheilung der zwoelff Geschlechter. From the book Cosmographia by Sebastian Münster, Basel, [1588]. Laor 532. Was completely restored. Colored by hand (late coloring).
2. Canaan, or the Land of Promise, Possessed by the Children of Israel, and Travelled through by our Saviour Jesus Christ and his Apostles. Amsterdam, [1671]. Laor 521.
3. Het Heylige Land verdeeld in de Twaalf Stammen Israels; Waar in duydelyk is aangeweesen de Reysen van Iesus Christus & c.. Amsterdam, [1700]. Laor 508.
4. Byzondere Kaart van de Landen daar de Apostelen het Evangelium Gepredikt Hebben, Van de Vermaardste Plaatsen, van Hunne Reyzen, En van den Weg van Paulus na Rome, Pieter Mortier. Amsterdam, [1725?]. Laor 224.
5. Nieuwe Kaart van Irak Arabi, Kurdistan, Diarbek, Turkomannia, Syria en het Heilige Land, Isaak Tirion. Amsterdam, [1732]. Laor 772.
6. Map of the journey in the wilderness, and the conquest and partition of the land of Canaan, by the children of Israel, according to this history. [Probably Dublin, 1744].
7. Syria, Drawn and Engraved by J. Rapkin. [Published by J. & F. Tallis. London, 1850].
8. Modern Palestine, Drawn and Engraved by J. Rapkin. [Published by J & F Tallis. London, ca. 1851].
Size and condition vary.
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Eighteen engravings - maps, drawings and scientific schemes of the globe. [ca.16th, 17th and 18 th centuries].
Among the items:
• L'univers, a map colored by hand, engraving out of the book La cosmographie universelle (Paris, 1575).
• Typus Orbis Terrarum, map with the eastern and western hemispheres, an engraving by Jan Janssonius, apparently from the Latin edition of the book "Atlas Minor" (Holland, early 17th century).
• Aevi Veteris Usque Ad Annum Salutis Nonagesimum Supra Milles Quadringentos Cogniti Tantum Typus Geographic. Map of the eastern hemisphere, engraving by Vincenzo Coronelli, apparently from the book Atlante Veneto (Venice, ca. 1691).
• Den Aardkloot nade Zondvloed, in Haar Gebroken Stand, met Bergen en Dalen, Groote Zee-Boesem, en der Selver Eilanden en Ondiepten Vertoond, a map with the eastern hemisphere and below it the western hemisphere, an engraving after Thomas Burnet. [Amsterdam, ca. 1690].
• Astronomie, Hemisphere Boreal (astronomic map of the northern hemisphere) and Astronomie Hemisphere Austral (astronomic map of the southern hemisphere) apparently out of the book Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers [encyclopedia or systematic dictionary of sciences, arts and the professions ("The great encyclopedia")]. [ca. mid-late 18th century].
• and more.
Two items are colored by hand.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.
Among the items:
• L'univers, a map colored by hand, engraving out of the book La cosmographie universelle (Paris, 1575).
• Typus Orbis Terrarum, map with the eastern and western hemispheres, an engraving by Jan Janssonius, apparently from the Latin edition of the book "Atlas Minor" (Holland, early 17th century).
• Aevi Veteris Usque Ad Annum Salutis Nonagesimum Supra Milles Quadringentos Cogniti Tantum Typus Geographic. Map of the eastern hemisphere, engraving by Vincenzo Coronelli, apparently from the book Atlante Veneto (Venice, ca. 1691).
• Den Aardkloot nade Zondvloed, in Haar Gebroken Stand, met Bergen en Dalen, Groote Zee-Boesem, en der Selver Eilanden en Ondiepten Vertoond, a map with the eastern hemisphere and below it the western hemisphere, an engraving after Thomas Burnet. [Amsterdam, ca. 1690].
• Astronomie, Hemisphere Boreal (astronomic map of the northern hemisphere) and Astronomie Hemisphere Austral (astronomic map of the southern hemisphere) apparently out of the book Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers [encyclopedia or systematic dictionary of sciences, arts and the professions ("The great encyclopedia")]. [ca. mid-late 18th century].
• and more.
Two items are colored by hand.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition.
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Panorama de Jerusalem avant la 2de destruction [panorama of Jerusalem before the second destruction]. Engraving created and published by H. Braverman. Pest (Hungary), 1858.
An illustration of Jerusalem from the east appears in the center, surrounded by a dozen more illustrations depicting Jerusalem, the Temple and the Temple vessels. Each illustration is titled in Hebrew and French.
On the lower part, underneath the illustration of the Western Wall, the publisher writes: "I searched in my books archive… and found the plan of the Temple… on the printing altar for remembrance… Hillel David Braverman" (Hebrew).
48X38 cm. Fair condition. Folding marks and creases. Stains (some dark). Tears at margins (some open tears to bottom margin and a long tear at right margin, slightly affecting the engraving).
An illustration of Jerusalem from the east appears in the center, surrounded by a dozen more illustrations depicting Jerusalem, the Temple and the Temple vessels. Each illustration is titled in Hebrew and French.
On the lower part, underneath the illustration of the Western Wall, the publisher writes: "I searched in my books archive… and found the plan of the Temple… on the printing altar for remembrance… Hillel David Braverman" (Hebrew).
48X38 cm. Fair condition. Folding marks and creases. Stains (some dark). Tears at margins (some open tears to bottom margin and a long tear at right margin, slightly affecting the engraving).
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Mosque of Omar, Shewing the Site of the Temple. Lithograph in color, after a drawing by David Roberts. Titled in the plate. [ca. 1840s].
The lithograph appeared in "The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt and Nubia" by Roberts.
David Roberts (1769-1864), active in London, was one of the first painters in the 19th century who came to the Middle East and published and shared its views with the European audience. Roberts prepared quick sketches "In Situ" using watercolors, and later produced lithographs available to the public.
Lithograph: 33X49 cm. Without margins (the margins were cut). Mounted on a thick paper board: 44X62 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Adhesive tape marks at margins.
The lithograph appeared in "The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt and Nubia" by Roberts.
David Roberts (1769-1864), active in London, was one of the first painters in the 19th century who came to the Middle East and published and shared its views with the European audience. Roberts prepared quick sketches "In Situ" using watercolors, and later produced lithographs available to the public.
Lithograph: 33X49 cm. Without margins (the margins were cut). Mounted on a thick paper board: 44X62 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Adhesive tape marks at margins.
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Bilder Aus dem Heiligen Lande. Vierzig ausgewaehlte Original-Ansichten biblisch-wichtiger Orte treu nach der Natur gezeichnet von J. M. Bernatz, mit erläuterndem texte von G. H. v. Schubert, Stuttgart: J.F. Steinkopf, [ca.1839]. German.
Pictures from the Holy Land, forty lithographs after paintings by Johann Martin Bernatz, with text by Gotthilf Heinrich von Schubert.
39 lithograph plates portraying views and sites in Palestine and the vicinity - Jerusalem, Tiberias, Mount Carmel, Nazareth, Mount Tabor, Damascus, Sinai (Panorama on a folding plate; numbered "6-8" in the list of plates), and more.
[43] leaves + [39] plates. 33X24 cm. Good-fair condition. Some dark leaves. Margins of a number of plates are trimmed. Creases at upper corners of leaves. Defects to binding.
Pictures from the Holy Land, forty lithographs after paintings by Johann Martin Bernatz, with text by Gotthilf Heinrich von Schubert.
39 lithograph plates portraying views and sites in Palestine and the vicinity - Jerusalem, Tiberias, Mount Carmel, Nazareth, Mount Tabor, Damascus, Sinai (Panorama on a folding plate; numbered "6-8" in the list of plates), and more.
[43] leaves + [39] plates. 33X24 cm. Good-fair condition. Some dark leaves. Margins of a number of plates are trimmed. Creases at upper corners of leaves. Defects to binding.
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Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt, edited by Charles Wilson. New York: D. Appleton and Co, 1881. First edition, two volumes. English.
Detailed and comprehensive guidebook to Palestine, written by a number of expert scholars. Detailed engravings on each page showing the area's landscapes, the garb of its residents, their customs and more.
First volume: [2], X, 480 pp + [20] engraved plates; second volume: X, 476 pp + [20] engraved plates and [2] maps; 32 cm. Original leather bindings. Good condition. Stains and slight defects. Wear to bindings (mostly to spine and margins).
Detailed and comprehensive guidebook to Palestine, written by a number of expert scholars. Detailed engravings on each page showing the area's landscapes, the garb of its residents, their customs and more.
First volume: [2], X, 480 pp + [20] engraved plates; second volume: X, 476 pp + [20] engraved plates and [2] maps; 32 cm. Original leather bindings. Good condition. Stains and slight defects. Wear to bindings (mostly to spine and margins).
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