Lot 83
Two Maps of Palestine – Jean-Baptiste d'Anville / Rigobert Bonne – 18th Century
Maps of Palestine by two prominent French cartographers. Venice and Paris: 18th century.
1. Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville, "La Palestine, les Tribus, et Jerusalem". Venice: Remondini, 1783. Engraving.
With three insets: map of the territories allotted to the twelve tribes of Israel, a plan of Jerusalem, and "Positions" – places laid down by distances on a scale reduced to a third. Borders in insets partially hand-colored.
Leaf, approx. 74.5X53 cm. Good condition. Minor stains. Some creases.
Laor 37.
2. Rigobert Bonne, "Carte des Douze Tribus d'Israel". Paris: Lattré, [1762-1783?]. Hand-colored engraving.
Map of Palestine delineating the territories of the Twelve Tribes. With notes on the construction of the map, listing sources (printed in French in an inset on the right hand side). Title cartouche shows the High Priest of Israel holding the Temple's seven-branched Menorah, an angel playing the harp, palm trees and the Ark of the Covenant.
Leaf, 51X38.5 cm. Good condition. Minor stains to edges.
Laor 120.
