Online Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
Part I
Two Maps – Palestine and Its Surroundings – 18th Century
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Two maps of Palestine and its surroundings. London and Augsburg, 18th century.
1. "Palaestinae sive Terrae Promissionis in duodecim Tribus partitae", map of Palestine. Engraving from "The Chronology and History of the World" by John Blair (1687-1771). [London, 1768].
Map of Palestine, outlining the territories of the tribes. Engraving by John Bayly (signed in the plate), after a map by Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville.
Leaf: 63X45.5 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Small tears to edges (not affecting text).
2. "Deserta Aegypti, Thebaidis, Arabiae, Syriae etc. ubi accurata notata sunt loca inhabitata per Sanctos Patres Anachoretas", map the Middle East from the Atlas "novus sive Tabulae Geographicae" by Matthäus Seutter. Hand-colored engraving. [Augsburg, ca. 1730s-1740s].
Map of the Middle East – Turkey, Cyprus, Palestine, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Libya. Engraving by Gottfried Rogg (signed in the plate); after a map by Étienne Michallet.
See Laor 724.
Leaf: 65X54.5 cm (two conjoined sheets of paper). Good-fair condition. Stains, creases and wear, small tears to edges. Tear to the seam between two sheets.
1. "Palaestinae sive Terrae Promissionis in duodecim Tribus partitae", map of Palestine. Engraving from "The Chronology and History of the World" by John Blair (1687-1771). [London, 1768].
Map of Palestine, outlining the territories of the tribes. Engraving by John Bayly (signed in the plate), after a map by Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville.
Leaf: 63X45.5 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Small tears to edges (not affecting text).
2. "Deserta Aegypti, Thebaidis, Arabiae, Syriae etc. ubi accurata notata sunt loca inhabitata per Sanctos Patres Anachoretas", map the Middle East from the Atlas "novus sive Tabulae Geographicae" by Matthäus Seutter. Hand-colored engraving. [Augsburg, ca. 1730s-1740s].
Map of the Middle East – Turkey, Cyprus, Palestine, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Libya. Engraving by Gottfried Rogg (signed in the plate); after a map by Étienne Michallet.
See Laor 724.
Leaf: 65X54.5 cm (two conjoined sheets of paper). Good-fair condition. Stains, creases and wear, small tears to edges. Tear to the seam between two sheets.
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