Two research books on the subject of Eretz Israel, by Adriaan Reland (1676-1718) - Dutch geographer, cartographer and philologist, one of the first orientalists; professor of oriental languages in the University of Utrecht (since 1701) and lecturer on Hebrew antiquities. Utrecht, 18th century.
1. Palaestina ex Monumentis veteribus Illustrata, Tomus I, Hadriani Relandi. Utrecht, 1714. Latin, some Greek, Hebrew and Arabic. First volume of three. First edition.
Comprehensive study as to the geography of Eretz Israel, accompanied by fifteen engraved plates (seven plates are folded); illustrated title page, maps of Eretz Israel, author's portrait, chronology-listings, and more. [5] leaves, 511 pp + [15] plates, 19.5 cm. Front cover detached, back cover missing. Body of book in good condition. Stains. Tears to some of the plates. Ex-library copy.
2. Antiquitates Sacrae Veterum Hebraeorum Breviter Delineatae, Hadriano Relando. Utrecht, 1742. Fourth edition. Latin, with some Hebrew and Greek. Fine engraved frontispiece. [5] leaves, 275, [28] pp, 19 cm. Good condition. Stains. Tear to last leaf. Parchment binding, slightly damaged. Ex-library copy.