Iudaea seu Terra Sancta quae Hebraeorum sive Israelitarum in suas duodecim Tribus divisa secretis ab invicem Regnis Iuda et Israel, map of Palestine. Hand-colored engraving, from one of the editions of Atlas Nouveau by Alexis Hubert Jaillot. Amsterdam: P. Mortier, year not indicated [late 17th century or early 18th century]. Latin.
Map of Palestine on both sides of the Jordan River, with the territories of the Tribes. The shoreline stretches from Sidon in the north to Gaza in the south. Elaborate title cartouche with vegetal border, flanked by Moses and Aaron. A medallion at base of the cartouche depicts the brass serpent. An additional cartouche at lower right depicts Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden under the snake, wounded around the tree of knowledge.
The engraving was made by Louis Cordier (signed in the plate, in the lower left corner), after Guillaume Sanson.
Engraved map: 89X59 cm; linen-backed and framed: 92X62 cm. Fair condition. Many stains. Fold lines and creases. Small open tears to edges.
See Laor 367.

Carte de la Palestine, map of Palestine by Victor Guérin, engraved by Rémy Hausermann (1843-1933). Paris: Becquet Press, 1881. French.
A precise, detailed map of Palestine, with a geographic, historical and archeological description of the country.
Large color engraving, linen-backed and placed in a designated cardboard case.
Victor Guérin (1821-1891) was a French scholar and amateur archeologist. He made numerous expeditions to North Africa, Asia Minor, the islands of Greece and the Middle East. He visited Palestine eight times during the years 1852-1888 and toured it thoroughly. The results of his studies were published in his works: "Reports on an Expedition to Palestine" (1879); "The Holy Land: Its History, Its Records, Its Sites, Its Monuments" (1881-1883). This composition awarded him the Prize of the French Academy of Sciences; "Jerusalem, Its History, Its Description and Its Religious Institutions" (1889); "Description of Palestine" (seven volumes, 1880-1869).
86.5X119.5 cm. 18 separate parts, mounted on fabric, folded and placed in a cardboard case.
Good condition. Stains and minor blemishes. Tear to fabric (approx. 10-cm long, in the seam between two parts of the map, not affecting the map). Tears and blemishes to cardboard case.

"Keren Hayesod, the New Settlement [Enterprise], 1936-1939." Map published by the Youth Department of the Head Office of Keren Hayesod. Jerusalem: Ha-Uman Press, 1940. Signed in print: "Lachs" [Oskar Lachs].
This map shows Palestine, from the Galilee Panhandle in the north to the Negev Desert in the south. Indicated are the Dead Sea, the Sea of Galilee, Lake Hula, the main roads, and the cities of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa, Tiberias, Safed, and Acre. Labeled – in among the main cities, roads, and bodies of water – are 52 small points representing the new settlements established overnight as part of the Tower and Stockade enterprise. The names of the settlements are given in Hebrew and English. A compass rose-like image, depicting a tower and stockade, appears in the upper left corner of the area indicated as the Mediterranean Sea on the map.
The map covers half of a large sheet of paper. The other half contains excerpts from the founding charter of some of the Tower and Stockade settlements, along with two photographs of the Nir David settlement – one taken not long after its establishment, and the other taken three years later. The full sheet folds up into a leaflet with four pages of text. A map similar to this one, printed and published by the Jewish National Fund, is included in the map collection of the National Library of Israel. The NLI's copy features additional points indicating later settlements, established up until 1944.
Map 50X35 cm in size, on a 70X 50 cm sheet, folding up into leaflet, 25 cm. Good condition. Fold lines. Few stains. Minor blemishes. Points labeled with names of additional settlements added in handwriting on the map.

Album, Souvenirs of Jerusalem / Views and Flowers of the Holy Land – Jerusalem, two albums. Jerusalem and Haifa: Vassilios A. Rittas, [ca. 1910-1920].
Two souvenir albums with photographs of views and sites in Jerusalem and its surroundings alongside pressed flowers (the photographs and pressed flower arrangements are captioned in English, French and Italian).
The title pages and several of the photographs in the two albums are identical. The publisher's name and the publishing place – "Vassilios A. Rittas – Jerusalem & Haifa" – are noted on one cover.
Two albums, [10] ff. in each (with tissue guards), 24X18 cm. Good overall condition. Stains (mainly to tissue guards). Minor blemishes to pressed flowers. Blemishes and minor wear to bindings.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.

120 postcards depicting holy Christian sites in Jerusalem or its close vicinity. A variety of publishers and places of printing, [20th century (mostly first half of the 20th century)].
postcards depicting churches, Christian edifices and various holy sites or sites related to Christianity.
Several photographic postcards; several postcards with blank verso.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition. Most postcards were not used.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.