Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Architectural Drawings – Mapping of Neighborhoods in Hebron, 1937

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27 drawings – "Urban Assessment Block Plan" – mapping urban blocks and parcels in neighborhoods and districts in Hebron, 1937.
The drawings assess 31 blocks in 10 zones of the city, mostly Arab zones (one drawing shows the area of Jewish neighborhoods "Harat El Yahud Qtr."). Each drawing is attached to a leaf with handwritten comments; mapping was done in the framework of a survey conducted by the Mandate government, in 1930, and was altered and updated during the 1930s. Total of 27 sheets of average size 66X63 cm. Good condition. Tears and creases at borders.
British Mandate, Underground Movements, War of Independence and the Establishment of Israel
British Mandate, Underground Movements, War of Independence and the Establishment of Israel