Itinerarium Hierosolymitanum et Syriacum, by Johannes Cotovicus. Antwerp: Hieronymous Verdussiun, 1619. Latin. Two parts in one volume. First edition.

Account of the journey by Johannes Cotovicus (doctor of laws at the Utrecht University) to Jerusalem and Syria (through Crete and Cyprus). Cotovicus, who visited Palestine in 1598, was the first to copy tombstone inscriptions and wall inscriptions from Jerusalem (some were later destroyed).
The book contains three engraved plates and more than 50 in-text engravings, including maps, plans and illustrations depicting Jerusalem (view of the city, Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Mount of Olives, and more), Jaffa, Rhodes, Cyprus, and other sites. Incomplete copy, lacking four folding text plates.

[17] leaves, 518 pages, [9] leaves + [3] engraved plates and [1] folding text plate (of five). Good condition. Some creases and stains. Minor worming. Several detached leaves with marginal tears. Tear to folding plate, repaired with tape. Parchment binding, slightly damaged.

Provenance: The Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv, NHB. 378.