Palästina Wirtschaftsatlas [Economic Atlas of Palestine] edited by Davis Trietsch. "Second, expanded edition". Berlin: Orient, [1926]. German.

Thirty color-printed plates (four of them folding) comprising a variety of maps and charts providing much information about Palestine and its Jewish population: the historical borders of Palestine, concentration of population, population density and growth, employment, immigration, industry, import and export, and more. Complete copy (with list of plates), in the original portfolio.
Nine of the plates were also included in Trietsch's "Atlas of the Jewish World" (see next lot).

David (Davis) Trietsch (1870-1935), editor, writer and Zionist activist, born in Germany, member of the Zionist General Council and of the democratic faction in the World Zionist Organization (an oppositional faction in the Zionist Organization which introduced an alternative to Herzl's ideas). He was coeditor of the journals Ost und West and Palästina, authored the annual Palästina Handbuch and was one of the founders of the Jüdischer Verlag publishing house.
Trietsch dedicated a considerable part of his time to the question of Jewish settlement. In the 1890s, he conceived the idea of settling Jews in Cyprus, and subsequently promoted the settlement in Cyprus as an alternative to the 1903 Uganda Scheme (a proposal he vehemently opposed). Trietsch later supported the Jewish emigration to Palestine, and suggested planned commercial and industrial development of the country and the establishment of garden cities. This atlas was published as part of his efforts to promote the settlement in Palestine. Trietsch himself settled in Palestine in 1932.

[1] f. (list of plates), [30] loose plates. Approx. 25X38 cm to 38X75 cm. Good condition. Marginal creases. Minor stains. Minor tears to edges of some plates. Stains and tears to portfolio.

Three booklets with maps of Tel Aviv:
1-2. "Tel-Aviv and Surroundings, " two booklets with the map of Tel Aviv prepared by architect Leo Sheinfeld – the "Sheinfeld Map" – which is considered to be the first map of the city after it became an autonomous municipality (with township status). Tel Aviv: Ittin-Shoshani, 1924 (maps dated 1923/1924.) Hebrew, Yiddish, German and English.
In the early 1920s, the British authorities ordered the separation of Tel Aviv from Jaffa, and Tel Aviv was granted autonomous municipal jurisdiction (township status). The boundary line between Tel Aviv and Jaffa crossed from Shlush st. to the beach, and so, Neve Tzedek, Ohel Moshe, Achva, Machane-Yehuda, Machaneh-Yosef, and additional neighborhoods, were annexed to Tel Aviv. The boundaries of the municipal jurisdiction of Tel Aviv were finalized in 1923.
The present booklets feature two different versions of the Sheinfeld map (prepared at the request of the city's engineer, Yehuda Magidovitch); the maps mark the neighborhoods, lots and streets within the municipal boundaries of Tel Aviv. The maps (folding plates) slightly differ from one another in color, design, and marked boundaries of several lots. One map is dated 1923, and the other 1924. The booklets include short essays on the city's history, a review of local businesses and pictures of important buildings.
Booklet I: 16, 8 pp. (text in Hebrew, Yiddish and English) + folding map.
Booklet II: 10, 14 pp. (text in Hebrew, German and English) + folding map.

Booklets: 24 cm. Maps: 65X40 cm. Maps in overall good condition – creases and some stains to one of the maps; marginal tear to both maps. Booklets in fair-good condition: stains, including dampstains. Tears to covers and edges of several leaves. Detached cover and leaves in booklet II. Spine of booklet I reinforced with paper. Pen inscriptions, inked stamps and stickers.
3. "Special addition to Yoman Kol Tel Aviv". Tel Aviv: HaTechiyah, [1935]. Hebrew.
An addition to "Yoman Kol Tel Aviv" (Tel Aviv directory), printed on the event of the second Maccabiah. The booklet includes a schematic folding map of the city, rich information about the Maccabiah and various advertisements.
13, [3] pp. + folding map. Booklet: 16.5 cm; map: 46X16.5 cm. Good condition. Minor blemishes. Inked stamps on cover. Some leaves unopened.

Three publications from the time of Ze'ev Jabotinsky's trial. Palestine, 1920. Hebrew and English.
1. Extra edition of HaAretz newspaper. A single leaf, reporting on Jabotinsky's sentence ("15 years of penal labour"), and on sentences handed out to nineteen other Jewish defendants. Printed on the day following the sentencing, April 20, 1920. Hebrew.
[1] f., 36.5 cm.
2. A proclamation in support of Jabotinsky, published by "Ahdut HaAvoda, " the political party headed by David Ben-Gurion. Hasolel Press, 1920. Hebrew.
[1] f. 29X10 cm.
3. Official copy (print) of the British army's press release, proclaiming the commutation of Jabotinsky's sentence. Prepared by Field-marshal Allenby's Chief of Staff, Colonel Bertie Harry Waters-Taylor on May 12, 1920 (the original announcement was made public on April 29) English.
[1] f., 27 cm.

Condition varies. Minor stains, creases and blemishes. Several pinholes and tears (some repaired with acid-free tape). Inked stamp, handwritten inscription and filing holes to press release.

In April 1920, Ze'ev Jabotinsky was put on trial by the British authorities for the part he played in the 1920 Jerusalem riots, namely, his attempt to organize a Jewish defensive force in Jerusalem. Following a speedy trial, he was sentenced to 15 years of penal labour. The sentence was heavily criticized in Palestine and abroad, and as a result of the public outcry, was eventually commuted.

Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.