Online Auction 010 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

Two Maps of Palestine – "Palestine Exploration Fund" – Cairo, 1918

Opening: $300
Sold for: $375
Including buyer's premium
Two maps out of Palestine Exploration Fund Map (a topographic map in 26 parts). Published by Survey of Egypt, Cairo, 1918. Third edition. English and Arabic in English transcript.
On the bottom of the maps appears: "The detail overprinted in purple is from photographs taken by the R.A.F. The road classification (in purple) is based on aeroplane photographs in conjunction with Intelligence Reports".
* Palestine Exploration Fund Map. Sheet VII & VIII. Map of Jenin area. On verso appears an additional map of the area with a printed note "This Side Cancelled".
57X84.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Creases. Folding marks. Open tears. Slight tears at folding lines.
* Palestine Exploration Fund Map Sheet IX. Map of Bisan Area. On the reverse: "This Side cancelled".
56X69 cm. Good condition. Stains. Creases. Folding marks. Small open tear at upper margins. About the "Map of the Palestine Exploration Fund" see item 483.
Travels in Palestine, Maps, Postcards, Photography and Graphics
Travels in Palestine, Maps, Postcards, Photography and Graphics