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Online Auction 019 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 4, 2019
Opening: $150
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Omar's Moschee in Ierusalem am Platze des ehmaligen Tempel Salomon's [The Mosque of Omar in Jerusalem where Solomon's Temple had been], lithograph by I.C. Bollter, after a drawing by Daniel Wegelin. Munich: J. Steinmann, [ca. mid-19th century). Printed by Hafstaengl.
The lithograph depicts the Dome of the Rock surrounded by vegetation, on the background of the residents and houses of Jerusalem. It was printed after a drawing by Daniel Wegelin (1802-1885), a Swiss artist who often painted the views of Palestine.
31x40 cm. Good condition. Many stains (most of them on the margins of the leaf). Minor creases and blemishes to the margins.
The lithograph depicts the Dome of the Rock surrounded by vegetation, on the background of the residents and houses of Jerusalem. It was printed after a drawing by Daniel Wegelin (1802-1885), a Swiss artist who often painted the views of Palestine.
31x40 cm. Good condition. Many stains (most of them on the margins of the leaf). Minor creases and blemishes to the margins.
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Online Auction 019 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 4, 2019
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Jerusalem from the South, Color Lithograph. London: William Tarn, [ca. mid-19th Century].
On the lower part of the lithograph there are verses from The Revelation to John and from the Gospel of Matthew.
40x51 cm. good condition. Stains. Minor tears and blemishes to margins.
On the lower part of the lithograph there are verses from The Revelation to John and from the Gospel of Matthew.
40x51 cm. good condition. Stains. Minor tears and blemishes to margins.
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Online Auction 019 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 4, 2019
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A View of the Holy Sites, created by Hillel David Braverman". [Europe, ca. mid-19th century].
A printed braodside, in its center is a view of Jerusalem surrounded by a view of the holy sites, including the Western Wall, Rachel's Tomb, David's Tower and more, alongside less common holy sites such as "Mount Sinai and Chorev" and "Mount Tabor and Hermon". On both sides of the view of the Western Wall there are two maps sketched by the artist – "The current form of Zion and Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives" and the "Form of the Temple". Some of the views of the holy sites are almost completely identical to pictures of the holy sites made by Rabbi Yehosef Schwartz, as they appeared in a lithography he had printed in 1837 (see: Zion VeYerushalayim BeRuach VeChomer [Zion and Jerusalem in Spirit and Matter], Nitza Bahrouzi. Tel-Aviv: Eretz Israel Museum, 1993. p. 23).
On the upper part of the broadside are Hebrew verses dealing with destruction and return to Zion.
Hillel David Braverman is known as a micrography artist. He is known to have printed a broadside titled "The Holy Sites" and a map of.
The NLI holds a different edition of this broadside, with a different title and without the artist's name.
Approx. 43x35 cm. Good condition. Stains. Creases. Two small open tears, restored, in the upper left corner.
A printed braodside, in its center is a view of Jerusalem surrounded by a view of the holy sites, including the Western Wall, Rachel's Tomb, David's Tower and more, alongside less common holy sites such as "Mount Sinai and Chorev" and "Mount Tabor and Hermon". On both sides of the view of the Western Wall there are two maps sketched by the artist – "The current form of Zion and Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives" and the "Form of the Temple". Some of the views of the holy sites are almost completely identical to pictures of the holy sites made by Rabbi Yehosef Schwartz, as they appeared in a lithography he had printed in 1837 (see: Zion VeYerushalayim BeRuach VeChomer [Zion and Jerusalem in Spirit and Matter], Nitza Bahrouzi. Tel-Aviv: Eretz Israel Museum, 1993. p. 23).
On the upper part of the broadside are Hebrew verses dealing with destruction and return to Zion.
Hillel David Braverman is known as a micrography artist. He is known to have printed a broadside titled "The Holy Sites" and a map of.
The NLI holds a different edition of this broadside, with a different title and without the artist's name.
Approx. 43x35 cm. Good condition. Stains. Creases. Two small open tears, restored, in the upper left corner.
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Online Auction 019 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 4, 2019
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1-5. Five biblical maps of Palestine and its vicinity: * Hoc Schema Et Descriptio Referens Orti Eden Situm. Map of the Near East with an illustration of Adam and Eve in Paradise. * Haec Chorographia Praeponenda est Capiti 33 Libri Numer, Map of Sinai with the route of the Israelites in the desert and illustrations of stations of their wanderings: crossing the Red Sea, the golden calf, Mount Sinai and more. * Terae Sanctae Descriptio, Non Solum Ea Continens Loca, De Quibs A…, map of Palestine, Jordan River and biblical towns. * Descriptio regionum et locorum de quibus in Act. Apostolorum Libro passim fit mention, map of the Mediterranean basin. * Hoc Schema Praeporendum set Capiti 15 Libri Iosue, map of Palestine with the tribal territories. Similar maps appeared in some of the editions and translations of the bible during the second half of the 16th century, by the cartographer and orientalist Guillaume Postel. ?Size of maps: approx. 10X11 – 21X16 cm. Condition varies. Fair-good overall condition. Creases, stains, fold lines and blemishes. Tears and open tears (mainly to margins), mostly restored.?6. Map of Palestine and Cyprus, a woodcut from Sebastian Münster's book "Cosmography". Basel: Heinrich Petri, 1550. Laor 528a.?Approx.26.5X17 cm. Good condition. Stains. Some blemishes and tears to margins.
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Online Auction 019 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 4, 2019
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Two maps of biblical Palestine, from the book Itinerarium Sacrae Scripturae [A Journey through the Holy Scriptures], by Heinrich Bünting. [Germany?, 17th century?].
1. Taffel des Heiligen Landes zu dem Newen Testament dienlich
Approx. 30.5x19.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Small tears to margins and a small wormhole. An open tear in the lower-right corner (reinforced with tape).
2. Beschreibung des gelobten Landes Canaan.
Approx. 30.5x19.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Tears and open tears to margins (restored). Damage to text on verso of the map as a result of the restoration.
The book "Itinerarium Sacrae Scripturae" was first published in 1581 and was considered then the most comprehensive description of biblical geography. Dozens of editions of the book were published during the 17th and 18th centuries.
1. Taffel des Heiligen Landes zu dem Newen Testament dienlich
Approx. 30.5x19.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Small tears to margins and a small wormhole. An open tear in the lower-right corner (reinforced with tape).
2. Beschreibung des gelobten Landes Canaan.
Approx. 30.5x19.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Tears and open tears to margins (restored). Damage to text on verso of the map as a result of the restoration.
The book "Itinerarium Sacrae Scripturae" was first published in 1581 and was considered then the most comprehensive description of biblical geography. Dozens of editions of the book were published during the 17th and 18th centuries.
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Online Auction 019 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 4, 2019
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"Ierusalem", engraved map by Johannes Kip and Richard Blome. London, 1689.
An imaginary map of Jerusalem after the map of Jerusalem by the Jesuit scholar Juan Bautista Villalpando. The map shows the Temple Mount standing on large supporting beams, "Davids Citty", and more. Around the map, in a wide frame, are shown the Temple (represented as a European palace), the Temple vessels – including the Menorah, the altars and table, the High Priest and King Solomon (in Turkish attire), and more.
Approx. 54x41 cm. Good condition. Small tears along margins (among them minor open tears, not affecting the print). Tears along the fold lines, restored and reinforced with pieces of paper mounted to verso of the map. Stains. A few creases, handwriting on verso of map.
La'or 958.
An imaginary map of Jerusalem after the map of Jerusalem by the Jesuit scholar Juan Bautista Villalpando. The map shows the Temple Mount standing on large supporting beams, "Davids Citty", and more. Around the map, in a wide frame, are shown the Temple (represented as a European palace), the Temple vessels – including the Menorah, the altars and table, the High Priest and King Solomon (in Turkish attire), and more.
Approx. 54x41 cm. Good condition. Small tears along margins (among them minor open tears, not affecting the print). Tears along the fold lines, restored and reinforced with pieces of paper mounted to verso of the map. Stains. A few creases, handwriting on verso of map.
La'or 958.
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Online Auction 019 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 4, 2019
Opening: $800
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Approx. 75 maps depicting Palestine and the area of the Mediterranean basin – woodcuts and engravings (many of them hand-colored), from travelogues and other books, most of them from Europe, from the 16th-19th centuries.
Collection of engravings and woodcuts with maps of Palestine and Middle Eastern countries, by the most important cartographers of Europe: Ortelius, Adrichom, Kruik, Jansson, Nicolas, Sanson and more.
The collection includes:
* Turcici imperii description, map of Palestine, countries of the Mediterranean basin and middle eastern countries, from the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum [Theater of the World] Atlas, by the cartograph Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598). [Antwerp, 1575].
* Situs Terrae Promissionis SS Bibliorum Intelligentiam Exacte Aperiens, map of Palestine by Christian van Adrichom. [Amsterdam, ca. 1590].
* Het Beloofde Landt Canaan Door Wandelt van Onsen Salichmaecker Iesu Christo Neffens Syne Apostelen, map of Palestine, by Nicolaes Visscher (1618-1679).
* Terra Promissa In Sortes Seu Tribus XII Distincta, map of Palestine divided according to the estates of the Tribes, by Phillipe De La Rue, published by Covens & Mortier's.
* Terra Sancta Christi et Deiparae patria utriusque sacris vestigiis atque favoribus hodieque illustrata. 1699, map of the Mediterranean basin, from Atlas Marianus by Heinrich Scherer (1628-1704).
* A New Mapp of the Mediterranean Sea by Nicholas Sanson (1600-1667).
* Castra metatio oder Zeichnung der Lager-Ordnung, nach welcher XII. Stämme des Volks Gottes, a map depicting the Twelve Tribes in the desert, according to how they camped around the Tabernacle, by Christoph Weigel (1654-1735).
* And more.
Approx. 75 maps. Size and condition vary. Good-fair overall condition. Several maps are in fair-bad condition, with long tears.
Collection of engravings and woodcuts with maps of Palestine and Middle Eastern countries, by the most important cartographers of Europe: Ortelius, Adrichom, Kruik, Jansson, Nicolas, Sanson and more.
The collection includes:
* Turcici imperii description, map of Palestine, countries of the Mediterranean basin and middle eastern countries, from the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum [Theater of the World] Atlas, by the cartograph Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598). [Antwerp, 1575].
* Situs Terrae Promissionis SS Bibliorum Intelligentiam Exacte Aperiens, map of Palestine by Christian van Adrichom. [Amsterdam, ca. 1590].
* Het Beloofde Landt Canaan Door Wandelt van Onsen Salichmaecker Iesu Christo Neffens Syne Apostelen, map of Palestine, by Nicolaes Visscher (1618-1679).
* Terra Promissa In Sortes Seu Tribus XII Distincta, map of Palestine divided according to the estates of the Tribes, by Phillipe De La Rue, published by Covens & Mortier's.
* Terra Sancta Christi et Deiparae patria utriusque sacris vestigiis atque favoribus hodieque illustrata. 1699, map of the Mediterranean basin, from Atlas Marianus by Heinrich Scherer (1628-1704).
* A New Mapp of the Mediterranean Sea by Nicholas Sanson (1600-1667).
* Castra metatio oder Zeichnung der Lager-Ordnung, nach welcher XII. Stämme des Volks Gottes, a map depicting the Twelve Tribes in the desert, according to how they camped around the Tabernacle, by Christoph Weigel (1654-1735).
* And more.
Approx. 75 maps. Size and condition vary. Good-fair overall condition. Several maps are in fair-bad condition, with long tears.
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Online Auction 019 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 4, 2019
Opening: $500
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Approx. 55 maps and prints depicting Jerusalem and the Temple – woodcuts and engravings (some of them hand-colored), from travelogues and other books, most of them from Europe, from the 17th-19th centuries (a few are earlier).
The collection includes:
* Two woodcuts from the Latin edition of Hartmann Schedel's book "The Nürnberg Chronicle" – illustrations of the Temple (leaves LXVI and LXVII).
* Map of Jerusalem by Christian van Adrichom (1533-1585), from the book Theatrum Terrae Sanctae et Biblicarum Historiarum.
* Geographiae Sacrae ex Veteri, et Novo Testamento desumptae, Tabula Secunda (Sacred Geography of the Old and New Testament, Second Table), map of Palestine divided according to the estates of the Tribes, by Nicolas Sanson (1600-1677).
* De Stadt Jerusalem als zy Hedendaeghs bevonden wordt (Jerusalem, as It Looks Today), engraving by Franciscus halma (1653-1722).
* Ierusalem aus den Schrifften Iosephi ganz neu vorgestellt (Jerusalem according to Josephus' Writings…) engraving by Chrisoph Weigel (1654-1725).
* 13 leaves from the book A Relation of a Journey begun An: Dom: 1610 by George Sandys, with engravings depicting the Temple, Jerusalem and its surroundings.
* Three prints from the book Jerusalem Explored by the archeologist Ermete Pierotti, with sketches of the Old City and the archeological layers of the ground.
* And more.
Several of the prints in the collection depict other places in Palestine or its surroundings.
Enclosed: a color lithograph showing the interior of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, by David Roberts. Signed in the plate and dated: March 30, 1839.
Approx. 55 maps and prints. Size and condition vary. Good-fair overall condition.
The collection includes:
* Two woodcuts from the Latin edition of Hartmann Schedel's book "The Nürnberg Chronicle" – illustrations of the Temple (leaves LXVI and LXVII).
* Map of Jerusalem by Christian van Adrichom (1533-1585), from the book Theatrum Terrae Sanctae et Biblicarum Historiarum.
* Geographiae Sacrae ex Veteri, et Novo Testamento desumptae, Tabula Secunda (Sacred Geography of the Old and New Testament, Second Table), map of Palestine divided according to the estates of the Tribes, by Nicolas Sanson (1600-1677).
* De Stadt Jerusalem als zy Hedendaeghs bevonden wordt (Jerusalem, as It Looks Today), engraving by Franciscus halma (1653-1722).
* Ierusalem aus den Schrifften Iosephi ganz neu vorgestellt (Jerusalem according to Josephus' Writings…) engraving by Chrisoph Weigel (1654-1725).
* 13 leaves from the book A Relation of a Journey begun An: Dom: 1610 by George Sandys, with engravings depicting the Temple, Jerusalem and its surroundings.
* Three prints from the book Jerusalem Explored by the archeologist Ermete Pierotti, with sketches of the Old City and the archeological layers of the ground.
* And more.
Several of the prints in the collection depict other places in Palestine or its surroundings.
Enclosed: a color lithograph showing the interior of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, by David Roberts. Signed in the plate and dated: March 30, 1839.
Approx. 55 maps and prints. Size and condition vary. Good-fair overall condition.
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Online Auction 019 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 4, 2019
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Atlas de géographie générale de la Palestine, historique, politique, économique [Atlas of the General Geography of Palestine, Historical, Political and Economic], by Zadig Khanzadian. Paris: Les Editions Géographiques Khanzadian, 1932. French.
Atlas of Palestine by the Armenian cartographer Zadig Khanzadian, with 134 maps, most of them in color (numbered 1-135) and two illustrated title pages. Printed on thick, quality paper (separate sheets, folded in half).
The maps present the historical, political and economic geography pf Palestine: maps 1-99 present its historical geography – Ancient history, Middle Ages and Modern history; maps 100-127 presents its political geography during the British Mandate – the distribution of the Jewish and Arab populations, urban Zionist settlement, education, health, demography, and more; maps 128-135 present its economic geography – nature resources, agriculture, fishing, industry and banks, communication, roads, trains and ports, tourism and industry, and more.
At the beginning of the atlas, a letter by the author to the Secretary-General of the League of Nations, Eric Drummond, is printed, revealing the reason for the making of the atlas – the blood-soaked 1929 Palestine Riots.
The sheets are in a leather-covered portfolio, with a nice relief on its front – a copy of the illustration of the title page.
[6] leaves, 56 pp + [41] leaves with prints of maps (a total of 134 maps, most of them in color, numbered 1-135), approx. 38x57 cm. Good condition. A few stains. Damaged portfolio, with tears.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
Atlas of Palestine by the Armenian cartographer Zadig Khanzadian, with 134 maps, most of them in color (numbered 1-135) and two illustrated title pages. Printed on thick, quality paper (separate sheets, folded in half).
The maps present the historical, political and economic geography pf Palestine: maps 1-99 present its historical geography – Ancient history, Middle Ages and Modern history; maps 100-127 presents its political geography during the British Mandate – the distribution of the Jewish and Arab populations, urban Zionist settlement, education, health, demography, and more; maps 128-135 present its economic geography – nature resources, agriculture, fishing, industry and banks, communication, roads, trains and ports, tourism and industry, and more.
At the beginning of the atlas, a letter by the author to the Secretary-General of the League of Nations, Eric Drummond, is printed, revealing the reason for the making of the atlas – the blood-soaked 1929 Palestine Riots.
The sheets are in a leather-covered portfolio, with a nice relief on its front – a copy of the illustration of the title page.
[6] leaves, 56 pp + [41] leaves with prints of maps (a total of 134 maps, most of them in color, numbered 1-135), approx. 38x57 cm. Good condition. A few stains. Damaged portfolio, with tears.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.
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Online Auction 019 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 4, 2019
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Otzar Tziyurim [A Treasure of Drawings], for teaching Hebrew to beginners, based on "Otzar HaLimud HaIvri" [The Treasure of Hebrew Studying] by Y. Grazovsky (Yehuda Gur) and Shmuel Leib Gordon. Illustrations by Gabriel Chorny. Warsaw: "Tushiya", 1904.
A book for teaching Hebrew by means of drawings. The book contains many colorful drawings by Gabriel Chorny under which there are short sentences describing them.
[37] pp, 24cm. Good condition. Stains. New hard binding (cover missing). Blemishes to binding.
A book for teaching Hebrew by means of drawings. The book contains many colorful drawings by Gabriel Chorny under which there are short sentences describing them.
[37] pp, 24cm. Good condition. Stains. New hard binding (cover missing). Blemishes to binding.
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Online Auction 019 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 4, 2019
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Rechenbuch far Onfanger… par M. Sostes Sistemas [A Book for Teaching Math to Beginners, for the First Year and Homework, according to the Method of M. Soste] by M. Soferis. Illustrations by A. Girgon. Riga: Logos, 1938. Yiddish.
A book for teaching math to beginners with many illustrations, some of them in color.
77, [3] pp, 24cm. Good condition. Stains and creases. Several library stamps. Stains and blemishes on the binding.
A book for teaching math to beginners with many illustrations, some of them in color.
77, [3] pp, 24cm. Good condition. Stains and creases. Several library stamps. Stains and blemishes on the binding.
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Online Auction 019 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture
June 4, 2019
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Blumen [Flowers], by Anatole France, translated from French by M. [Menachem] Flexer. Warsaw: Kultur Lige, 1921. Yiddish.
"Bloomen", Yiddish translation of the children's book by the French novelist, a laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Anatole France (1844-1924). Accompanied by illustrations by the French artist Louis Maurice Boutet de Monvel. Cover illustration by C. [Chaim] Goldberg.
[2], 27, [1] pp, approx. 20 cm. The inside pages are is in good overall condition. Pen writing on the title page. Minor creases. A few stains. Stained and slightly worn cover, with blemishes and small tears, partially detached (tears along spine). Stamps on several leaves and on cover. A single small wormhole in the front cover and in most of the leaves.
"Bloomen", Yiddish translation of the children's book by the French novelist, a laureate of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Anatole France (1844-1924). Accompanied by illustrations by the French artist Louis Maurice Boutet de Monvel. Cover illustration by C. [Chaim] Goldberg.
[2], 27, [1] pp, approx. 20 cm. The inside pages are is in good overall condition. Pen writing on the title page. Minor creases. A few stains. Stained and slightly worn cover, with blemishes and small tears, partially detached (tears along spine). Stamps on several leaves and on cover. A single small wormhole in the front cover and in most of the leaves.
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