Lot 77
Jerusalem - Woodcut, 16th Century
Ierusalem ciuitas sancta, olim metropolis regni iudaici, hodie uero colonia Turcae [Jerusalem the Holy city, formerly the capital of the Kingdom of Judea, presently a Turkish colony]. Leaf (four pages) from Sebastian Münster's book "Cosmographia". [Basel, 1550]. Woodcut, created by Jacob Clauser.
Jerusalem is portrayed from the east, surrounded by a wall. Names of major sites are inscribed in Latin and in German. A text about Jericho appears on the lower part. A Hebrew text in praise of Jerusalem appears on the reverse of the leaf, as well as an imaginary description of Acre on the left. Woodcut: ca 15X37 cm; leaf: 39.5X31 cm. Good condition, central folding mark. Minor tears at margins and along folding mark. Few stains.
Laor no. 1085.
