History of Jewish Coinage, and of Money in the Old and New Testament, by Frederic W. Madden. London: Bernard Quaritch, 1864. English. Number 14 of an edition of 30 copies. Wide margins.
The book provides an overview of the history of the minting and use of Jewish coins in antiquity, beginning with the biblical account of Abraham’s return from Egypt "very rich in livestock, silver, and gold," and showing various coins – Hasmonean, Judean, Greek and Roman – from the time of the Maccabees and the three great revolts against the Romans, to the New Testament era. The book contains 254 illustrations of ancient Jewish coins. A plate containing the Phoenician, ancient Hebrew, Sumerian, Aramaic and other alphabets appears at the beginning of the book.
XII, XI, 350 pp. + [1] plate, approx. 29 cm. Good condition. Many stains. Minor tears at the edges of the leaves and creases. Half-leather binding, with minor blemishes. The front binding is mostly detached, and the back binding is loose.

Chorographia Terrae Sanctae in Angustiorem Formam Redacta, Et Ex Variis Auctoribus A Multis Erroribus Expurgata. Map of Palestine – engraving (most probably after Christian van Adrichom). [Antwerp, 1632].
Large map of Palestine, showing the territories of the Tribes of Israel, on both sides of the Jordan River. An oval map of Jerusalem appears on the lower part of the map. On the margins appear eighteen rectangles with illustrations of ancient coins, Illustrations of the Temple interior and a view of its façade, the Temple vessels, and more.
From the book "Commentarius in Vetus et Novum Testamentum", by Jacobus Tirinus.
Engraving: approx. 84X32 cm (two attached sheets). Fair condition. Folding marks. Creases and minor stains. Small tear at the top. A piece is cut out of the bottom. Worming (mostly slight, partially restored with pasted pieces of paper on the back).
Laor 771.

Two imaginary maps of Jerusalem. The Netherlands, 17th and 18th centuries.
1. De Heylige en Wytvermaerde Stadt Ierusalem Eerst Genaemt Salem. Bird's eye view map of Jerusalem, engraving by Iacob Savry, [after a map by Visscher from 1643]. [Amsterdam], 1648. Dutch.
Jerusalem in the days of the second Temple with the Temple in the center, and Herod's palace in the north. On the bottom right corner appears an image of Solomon's coronation.
The map was printed in the Lutheran Bible published by Rieuwert Dircksz van Baardt in Amsterdam, 1648.
Laor 1121.
49.5X32.5 cm. Fair-poor condition. Dark paper. Stains. Tears at margins. Open tears, affecting the map, restored with pasted paper. Strip of paper on the back of the map, along the vertical fold line. A strip on the right side of the map is almost entirely detached.
2. De Stadt Ierusalem, map of Jerusalem from bird's eye view, engraving [second state of the Danckerts map]. Published by R. & J. Wetstein and William Smith, Amsterdam; Samuel Luchtmans, Leiden, [ca.1730]. Dutch.
The map depicts Jerusalem in the days of the temple with the temple vessels around it. On the bottom appear the façade of Solomon's temple as a European palace and a panorama of Jerusalem. This is a second state of the map, first published by Cornelis Danckerts.
51.5X36.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Dark paper. Stains. Tears at margins. Creases.
Provenance: Collection of the Jerusalem Foundation founded by Teddy Kollek.
The proceeds from the sale of this item will go to the Jerusalem Foundation and will be allocated for supporting projects in Jerusalem.

Map of Western Palestine, from Surveys Conducted for the Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund, by Leuts. C. R. Conder and H. H. Kitchener R. E. Published by Edward Stanford for the Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund, London, 1881. English.
Precise and detailed map of Palestine, from the Litani River in the north to Beersheba in the south. Large map, linen-backed, folded and housed in a cardboard slipcase.
The Palestine Exploration Fund started working in Palestine in the late 1860s. The mapping and survey of Palestine by the PEF lasted for some ten years, and is considered, among other projects of the fund, the forerunner of scientific research of Palestine.
See Laor 218.
95X158 cm (divided into 30 separate parts). Linen-backed, folded and housed in a cardboard slipcase. Good condition. Stains. Creases. Small tears at margins. Bookplate attached to the back of the map. Some tears and blemishes to slipcase.