Auction 51 Part I - Books Chassidism Manuscripts Rabbinical Letters
Map of Beit HaMikdash - Large Handwritten and Illustrated Leaf - Cochin, India, 19th Century
Opening: $400
Sold for: $688
Including buyer's premium
Large handwritten and illustrated leaf, map of Beit HaMikdash. Cochin, [19th century].
Detailed sketch of the Temple Mount, the azarot and the hechal, with the Temple vessels.
At the bottom of the map are explanatory notes, according to letters marked on various sections of the map.
"The appearance of the House of the L-d, the Beit HaMikdash… written here in Cochin by… Chaim son of R' Yosef [Chal]yagoa".
48X70 cm. Poor condition. Stains, wear and tears. Open tears and damages to text and to map (primarily to the lower-right section). The leaf was mounted on fabric and covered with parchment paper for restoration purposes.
Provenance: The Sassoon family collection.
Detailed sketch of the Temple Mount, the azarot and the hechal, with the Temple vessels.
At the bottom of the map are explanatory notes, according to letters marked on various sections of the map.
"The appearance of the House of the L-d, the Beit HaMikdash… written here in Cochin by… Chaim son of R' Yosef [Chal]yagoa".
48X70 cm. Poor condition. Stains, wear and tears. Open tears and damages to text and to map (primarily to the lower-right section). The leaf was mounted on fabric and covered with parchment paper for restoration purposes.
Provenance: The Sassoon family collection.
Items Printed in the Far East, India and China
Items Printed in the Far East, India and China