Lot 44
Hebrew Maps of Palestine and a Plan of the Temple Interior - Livorno, 1780
"Tzurat HaBayit" / "Mapat Eretz Israel uGvuloteha", a plate from "Kuntress Tzurat HaBayit" in the Bible edition printed in Livorno by A.Y. Castillo and E. Sa'adon [Livorno, ca.1782].
A plan of the Temple interior ("Tzurat HaBayit") is printed on the right, with a legend describing the places marked on the plan ("Maftechot…"). On the left side of the plate are two maps - "Future Division of Eretz Israel" and "Division of Eretz Israel and its borders" (schematic map of Palestine with the Tribal territories). An additional legend is printed below the two maps - "For knowing the borders and the tribal territories" (Hebrew).
Leaf: 54.5X41 cm. Fair-good condition. Folding marks. Stains. Restored defects and tears at margins. Margins were cut unevenly, at the edge of the print, and were enlarged by an addition of a paper frame (professional restoration).
See Laor 877.
