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Online Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
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Hierosolyma Urbs Sancta, Iudeae, Totiusque Orientis Longe Clarissima, qua amplitudine ac magnificentia hoc nostro aevo conspicua est [Holy City of Jerusalem, by far the most famous city of Judah and the entire Orient…], a hand-colored engraving, from the atlas "Civitates Orbis Terrarum" by Georg Braun and engraver Franz Hogenberg. [Part II; Köln: Philippum Gallaeum, 1593]. Latin.
A bird's eye view of Jerusalem from the east. The map was intended to be a realistic representation of the city (unlike imaginary maps depicting Jerusalem in ancient times), but follows some contradictory conventions, such as depicting the southern front of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre although generally portraying the city from the east. Inset key listing 48 sites in Jerusalem and its surroundings. Top verse from the book of Ezekiel (Latin): "This is Jerusalem, which I have set in the center of the nations, with countries all around her".
Five figures in oriental dress are seen in the foreground of the map. Numerous maps in "Civitates Orbis Terarrum" depict figures in local attire. As stated in the introduction by editor Georg Braun, this was meant to prevent the Turks from obtaining military secrets from the atlas, "the reason is because the bloodthirsty Turks, who are not allowed to look upon representations of the human form, will never allow this book, however great their use for it may be".
Latin text on verso: "Hierosolyma" (printed on one of the sheets only. p. 54).
Engraved map: 32.5X41 cm. Leaf: approx. 41.5X54.5 cm. (two conjoined sheets). Leaf matted with strips of tape on its upper edge. Fair condition. Browned paper. Stains. Small holes and tears (including open tears, affecting the engraving, some of them restored, with color touchups).
Literature: Jerusalem in Braun & Hogenberg Civitates, by Rehav Rubin. The Cartographic Journal, 1996. Pp. 119-129.
See Laor 1040-1040b.
A bird's eye view of Jerusalem from the east. The map was intended to be a realistic representation of the city (unlike imaginary maps depicting Jerusalem in ancient times), but follows some contradictory conventions, such as depicting the southern front of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre although generally portraying the city from the east. Inset key listing 48 sites in Jerusalem and its surroundings. Top verse from the book of Ezekiel (Latin): "This is Jerusalem, which I have set in the center of the nations, with countries all around her".
Five figures in oriental dress are seen in the foreground of the map. Numerous maps in "Civitates Orbis Terarrum" depict figures in local attire. As stated in the introduction by editor Georg Braun, this was meant to prevent the Turks from obtaining military secrets from the atlas, "the reason is because the bloodthirsty Turks, who are not allowed to look upon representations of the human form, will never allow this book, however great their use for it may be".
Latin text on verso: "Hierosolyma" (printed on one of the sheets only. p. 54).
Engraved map: 32.5X41 cm. Leaf: approx. 41.5X54.5 cm. (two conjoined sheets). Leaf matted with strips of tape on its upper edge. Fair condition. Browned paper. Stains. Small holes and tears (including open tears, affecting the engraving, some of them restored, with color touchups).
Literature: Jerusalem in Braun & Hogenberg Civitates, by Rehav Rubin. The Cartographic Journal, 1996. Pp. 119-129.
See Laor 1040-1040b.
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Online Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
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Map of Palestine and map of Europe and the Middle East, two engravings from "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" (Theater of the World) by Abraham Ortelius. [Antwerp, ca. 16th-17th centuries]. Latin.
1. "Palaestinae sive totius Terrae Promissionis nova descriptio auctore Tilemanno Stella Sigenensi", map of Palestine. [Antwerp, late 16th century or early 17th century].
A map of Palestine showing both sides of the Jordan River (after Tilemann Stella), delineating the territories of the Twelve Tribes and the route of the Israelites from Egypt to Canaan. The shoreline runs from Beirut to the Nile Delta. The Dead Sea is crescent-shaped.
An ornamented cartouche at the top left corner reads: "And thou shall remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness…" (Deuteronomy 8:2; Latin); above the cartouche: "Deut. 8". Latin text on verso: "Palaestina".
This is the third variant of Ortelius' map of Palestine (in 1570 and 1579 two additional variants of the map were published, with small variations).
See Laor 541.
Engraved map: 45.5X34 cm (printed on two conjoined sheets). Good condition, Minor stains. A tear to margins of sheet, reinforced with tape.
2. "Geographia Sacra. Ex Conatibus geographicis Abrahami Ortelÿ", map of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. [Antwerp, 1598?].
With an inset oval world map, surrounded by a Psalm (Latin): "The earth is the Lord's and the fulness thereof the world and they that dwell in it" (24: 1). No text on verso.
Engraved map: 38X36 cm (printed on two conjoined sheets). Good condition. Minor creases. Minor stains on margins and verso.
1. "Palaestinae sive totius Terrae Promissionis nova descriptio auctore Tilemanno Stella Sigenensi", map of Palestine. [Antwerp, late 16th century or early 17th century].
A map of Palestine showing both sides of the Jordan River (after Tilemann Stella), delineating the territories of the Twelve Tribes and the route of the Israelites from Egypt to Canaan. The shoreline runs from Beirut to the Nile Delta. The Dead Sea is crescent-shaped.
An ornamented cartouche at the top left corner reads: "And thou shall remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness…" (Deuteronomy 8:2; Latin); above the cartouche: "Deut. 8". Latin text on verso: "Palaestina".
This is the third variant of Ortelius' map of Palestine (in 1570 and 1579 two additional variants of the map were published, with small variations).
See Laor 541.
Engraved map: 45.5X34 cm (printed on two conjoined sheets). Good condition, Minor stains. A tear to margins of sheet, reinforced with tape.
2. "Geographia Sacra. Ex Conatibus geographicis Abrahami Ortelÿ", map of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. [Antwerp, 1598?].
With an inset oval world map, surrounded by a Psalm (Latin): "The earth is the Lord's and the fulness thereof the world and they that dwell in it" (24: 1). No text on verso.
Engraved map: 38X36 cm (printed on two conjoined sheets). Good condition. Minor creases. Minor stains on margins and verso.
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Situs Terrae Promissionis. S.S. Bibliorum intelligentiam exacte aperiens per Chr. Adrichem, a map of Palestine by Jan Jansson, after Christian van Adrichem. Hand-colored engraving. Amsterdam: Ioannis Ianssonii (Jan Jansson), [17th century].
A map of Palestine showing both sides of the Jordan River, delineating the territories of the Twelve Tribes. The shoreline runs from Sidon to Alexandria. Floral and fruit garland draped across top and beneath it, two putti holding a cartouche with a verse from Deuteronomy, chapter 8 (Latin): "For the Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills". On the lower part of the map, strapwork scale and a compass rose, an illustration of Jonas and the whale and an illustration of Moses and Aaron.
Latin text on verso: "Situs Terrae Promissionis, SS. Bibliorum intelligen-tiam exacte aperiens".
Engraved map: approx. 49X37 cm (printed on two conjoined sheets). Matted. Good condition. Minor stains. Tears (not affecting engraving); strip of paper for restoration on verso (on the seam between the two sheets).
See Laor 24.
A map of Palestine showing both sides of the Jordan River, delineating the territories of the Twelve Tribes. The shoreline runs from Sidon to Alexandria. Floral and fruit garland draped across top and beneath it, two putti holding a cartouche with a verse from Deuteronomy, chapter 8 (Latin): "For the Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills". On the lower part of the map, strapwork scale and a compass rose, an illustration of Jonas and the whale and an illustration of Moses and Aaron.
Latin text on verso: "Situs Terrae Promissionis, SS. Bibliorum intelligen-tiam exacte aperiens".
Engraved map: approx. 49X37 cm (printed on two conjoined sheets). Matted. Good condition. Minor stains. Tears (not affecting engraving); strip of paper for restoration on verso (on the seam between the two sheets).
See Laor 24.
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Two maps of Palestine and its surroundings. London and Augsburg, 18th century.
1. "Palaestinae sive Terrae Promissionis in duodecim Tribus partitae", map of Palestine. Engraving from "The Chronology and History of the World" by John Blair (1687-1771). [London, 1768].
Map of Palestine, outlining the territories of the tribes. Engraving by John Bayly (signed in the plate), after a map by Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville.
Leaf: 63X45.5 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Small tears to edges (not affecting text).
2. "Deserta Aegypti, Thebaidis, Arabiae, Syriae etc. ubi accurata notata sunt loca inhabitata per Sanctos Patres Anachoretas", map the Middle East from the Atlas "novus sive Tabulae Geographicae" by Matthäus Seutter. Hand-colored engraving. [Augsburg, ca. 1730s-1740s].
Map of the Middle East – Turkey, Cyprus, Palestine, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Libya. Engraving by Gottfried Rogg (signed in the plate); after a map by Étienne Michallet.
See Laor 724.
Leaf: 65X54.5 cm (two conjoined sheets of paper). Good-fair condition. Stains, creases and wear, small tears to edges. Tear to the seam between two sheets.
1. "Palaestinae sive Terrae Promissionis in duodecim Tribus partitae", map of Palestine. Engraving from "The Chronology and History of the World" by John Blair (1687-1771). [London, 1768].
Map of Palestine, outlining the territories of the tribes. Engraving by John Bayly (signed in the plate), after a map by Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville.
Leaf: 63X45.5 cm. Good condition. Some stains. Small tears to edges (not affecting text).
2. "Deserta Aegypti, Thebaidis, Arabiae, Syriae etc. ubi accurata notata sunt loca inhabitata per Sanctos Patres Anachoretas", map the Middle East from the Atlas "novus sive Tabulae Geographicae" by Matthäus Seutter. Hand-colored engraving. [Augsburg, ca. 1730s-1740s].
Map of the Middle East – Turkey, Cyprus, Palestine, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Libya. Engraving by Gottfried Rogg (signed in the plate); after a map by Étienne Michallet.
See Laor 724.
Leaf: 65X54.5 cm (two conjoined sheets of paper). Good-fair condition. Stains, creases and wear, small tears to edges. Tear to the seam between two sheets.
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Six engravings and woodcuts from atlases and other books – maps of Jerusalem and Palestine and a view of the Temple. [Europe, ca. 15th-18th centuries].
1. "Hierosolima", woodcut from one of the editions of "Schedelsche Weltchronik" (Nuremberg's Chronicle) by Hartmann Schedel. (Imaginary) illustration of Jerusalem, Solomon's Temple appearing in its center. Woodcut by Michael Wohlgemut. See Laor 1123.
2. "Atria Templi Solomonis", view of Solomon's Temple. Engraving from one of the editions of "A Pisgah-Sight of Palestine" by Thomas Fuller.
3. "Platte gront van Salomons Tempel… volgens Thomas fuller", view of Solomon's Temple. Engraving from "Naukeurige beschryving van gantsch Syrie en Palestyn of Heilige Lant" by Olfert Dapper [Amsterdam: Jacob van Meurs, 1677]. Laor 1001.
4. "De Stadt Jerusalem als zy hedendaeghs bevonden wordt", map of Jerusalem, after Olfert Dapper. Engraving from "Kanaän en d'omleggende landen". [Leeuwarden: François Halma, 1717].
5. "Totius Terrae Sanctae Delineatio", map of Palestine. Hand-colored engraving, from "Introductio in universam geographiam" by Philipp Clüver. [London, 1711]. See Laor 216.
6. "A Map Accommodated to the Writings of Fl. Iosephus", engraved plate with four maps of Palestine and the Mediterranean Basin based on the writings of Josephus Flavius. Engraving by Michael Burghers [London?, first decades of the 18th century].
6 engravings and woodcuts. Size and condition vary.
1. "Hierosolima", woodcut from one of the editions of "Schedelsche Weltchronik" (Nuremberg's Chronicle) by Hartmann Schedel. (Imaginary) illustration of Jerusalem, Solomon's Temple appearing in its center. Woodcut by Michael Wohlgemut. See Laor 1123.
2. "Atria Templi Solomonis", view of Solomon's Temple. Engraving from one of the editions of "A Pisgah-Sight of Palestine" by Thomas Fuller.
3. "Platte gront van Salomons Tempel… volgens Thomas fuller", view of Solomon's Temple. Engraving from "Naukeurige beschryving van gantsch Syrie en Palestyn of Heilige Lant" by Olfert Dapper [Amsterdam: Jacob van Meurs, 1677]. Laor 1001.
4. "De Stadt Jerusalem als zy hedendaeghs bevonden wordt", map of Jerusalem, after Olfert Dapper. Engraving from "Kanaän en d'omleggende landen". [Leeuwarden: François Halma, 1717].
5. "Totius Terrae Sanctae Delineatio", map of Palestine. Hand-colored engraving, from "Introductio in universam geographiam" by Philipp Clüver. [London, 1711]. See Laor 216.
6. "A Map Accommodated to the Writings of Fl. Iosephus", engraved plate with four maps of Palestine and the Mediterranean Basin based on the writings of Josephus Flavius. Engraving by Michael Burghers [London?, first decades of the 18th century].
6 engravings and woodcuts. Size and condition vary.
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Online Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
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The Scripture Atlas; or, a Series of Maps, to Illustrate the Old & New Testament: Drawn & Engraved from the Best Authorities, Ancient & Modern (Dedicated to the clergy of the Church of Scotland), by William Murphy. Edinburgh: (Printed for William Whyte & Co…; W. Collins, Glasgow and Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green, London), [19th century].
Biblical atlas by the Scottish engraver William Murphy. 22 hand-colored engraved maps – maps of the estates of the Tribes of Israel; general maps of Biblical Palestine; plans of Jerusalem and the Temple; and more.
[3] ff., 22 engraved plates, approx. 29 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor creases. A sticker and traces of strips of paper on inside binding. Half-leather binding, stained and blemished.
Biblical atlas by the Scottish engraver William Murphy. 22 hand-colored engraved maps – maps of the estates of the Tribes of Israel; general maps of Biblical Palestine; plans of Jerusalem and the Temple; and more.
[3] ff., 22 engraved plates, approx. 29 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor creases. A sticker and traces of strips of paper on inside binding. Half-leather binding, stained and blemished.
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Mercantile map of the world on Mercator's projection. London, Edinburgh and Glasgow: William Collins, Sons, & Co., 1868 (dated on the binding). English.
Large, color map of the world by the Scottish cartographer John Bartholomew (1831-1893). The map, on Mercator's projection, depicts the political boundaries of the countries and continents of the world in the second half of the 19th century, marking major railroads and trade routes, seaports, telegraph lines, ocean currents and more. In the margins, various tables and 18 small-scale maps of the areas and colonies under the rule and management of the British Empire.
Map: 134.5X97.5 cm. (divided into 32 separate sections), mounted on fabric, folded and placed in an original binding. Good condition. Stains. Creases and minor blemishes. Some tears, some of them open, along the edges and fold lines, slightly affecting the map. Tears, abrasions and minor blemishes to binding.
Large, color map of the world by the Scottish cartographer John Bartholomew (1831-1893). The map, on Mercator's projection, depicts the political boundaries of the countries and continents of the world in the second half of the 19th century, marking major railroads and trade routes, seaports, telegraph lines, ocean currents and more. In the margins, various tables and 18 small-scale maps of the areas and colonies under the rule and management of the British Empire.
Map: 134.5X97.5 cm. (divided into 32 separate sections), mounted on fabric, folded and placed in an original binding. Good condition. Stains. Creases and minor blemishes. Some tears, some of them open, along the edges and fold lines, slightly affecting the map. Tears, abrasions and minor blemishes to binding.
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Wand Karte von Palaestina – gezeichnet und dem Sophienstift in Weimar gewidmet von C. Hergt [Wall Map of Paelestine, Drawn and Dedicated to Sophienstift in Weimar by C. Hergt]. Weimar: Weimar Geographisches Institut, [1902?]. German.
Large color wall map of Palestine. With smaller inset maps of Jerusalem and the estates of the Twelve Tribes, and a topographic profile of various sites in Palestine, showing their height above sea level. The map is cloth-backed, folded and placed in an original cardboard portfolio.
Possibly, the map was made for the Sophienstift School for girls in Weimar (a school for girls named after Princess Sophie of the Netherlands).
101.5X137 cm (eight sections), cloth-backed and folded. Suspension loops attached to all four corners. In an original portfolio (52.5X37 cm). Good condition. Stains. Minor blemishes. The portfolio has four laces for tying, one of which is torn.
Not in OCLC nor in the Eran Laor Cartographic Collection.
Large color wall map of Palestine. With smaller inset maps of Jerusalem and the estates of the Twelve Tribes, and a topographic profile of various sites in Palestine, showing their height above sea level. The map is cloth-backed, folded and placed in an original cardboard portfolio.
Possibly, the map was made for the Sophienstift School for girls in Weimar (a school for girls named after Princess Sophie of the Netherlands).
101.5X137 cm (eight sections), cloth-backed and folded. Suspension loops attached to all four corners. In an original portfolio (52.5X37 cm). Good condition. Stains. Minor blemishes. The portfolio has four laces for tying, one of which is torn.
Not in OCLC nor in the Eran Laor Cartographic Collection.
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Mémoire sur la communication de la mer des Indes à la Méditerranée, par la mer rouge et l'isthme de Soueys [Essay on connecting the Indian Sea to the Mediterranean, via the Red Sea and the Isthmus of Suez], by Jacques-Marie Le Père. Paris: L'imprimerie Royale, 1815. French.
An essay by French engineer Jacques-Marie Le Père (1763-1841) regarding the possibility of constructing the Suez Canal.
Inscribed by the author (dedication on title page; handwritten and signed by Le Père in French), to "Lieutenant-General Tirlet" – presumably, Louis Tirlet (1771-1841), one of the commanders of the artillery forces in the French campaign in Egypt.
Jacques-Marie Le Père took part in Napoleon's journey to Palestine and commanded the Bridges and Roads Corps (Ponts et Chaussées) in Egypt. After the discovery of the Canal of the Pharaohs during the campaign in Egypt (1798), it was suggested to construct a canal connecting the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean, which will significantly shorten the sailing distance from Asia to Europe; Le Père was commissioned to survey the ground in this area, where eventually the Suez Canal was constructed. Due to Le Père's findings, Napoleon suspended the project of constructing the canal. Nevertheless, his survey was later used by the engineer of the Suez Canal, Ferdinand de Lesseps (the works on the Suez Canal started in 1859 and ended in 1869).
[1] f., IV, 168, 18, [1] pp. 39.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Significant worming, slightly affecting text. Partly detached leaves. No binding.
An essay by French engineer Jacques-Marie Le Père (1763-1841) regarding the possibility of constructing the Suez Canal.
Inscribed by the author (dedication on title page; handwritten and signed by Le Père in French), to "Lieutenant-General Tirlet" – presumably, Louis Tirlet (1771-1841), one of the commanders of the artillery forces in the French campaign in Egypt.
Jacques-Marie Le Père took part in Napoleon's journey to Palestine and commanded the Bridges and Roads Corps (Ponts et Chaussées) in Egypt. After the discovery of the Canal of the Pharaohs during the campaign in Egypt (1798), it was suggested to construct a canal connecting the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean, which will significantly shorten the sailing distance from Asia to Europe; Le Père was commissioned to survey the ground in this area, where eventually the Suez Canal was constructed. Due to Le Père's findings, Napoleon suspended the project of constructing the canal. Nevertheless, his survey was later used by the engineer of the Suez Canal, Ferdinand de Lesseps (the works on the Suez Canal started in 1859 and ended in 1869).
[1] f., IV, 168, 18, [1] pp. 39.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Significant worming, slightly affecting text. Partly detached leaves. No binding.
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The Expedition for the Survey of the Rivers Euphrates and Tigris... in the Years 1835, 1836 and 1837. Preceded by Geographical and Historical Notices of the Regions Situated between the Rivers Nile and Indus, by Francis Rawdon Chesney. London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1850. English. Two volumes.
The 1835 British expedition to the Rivers Euphrates and Tigris, headed by General Francis Rawdon Chesney, set out to establish a trade route between India and Britain, via the Babylonian rivers. Two steam ships (a novel invention in those days) were adjusted for river navigation, and over the following months, the expedition conducted a first of its kind survey of the settlements, culture and geography along the rivers. Back in England, Chesney was awarded a gold medal from the Royal Geographic Society, and started composing a comprehensive work, documenting his findings, which took more than ten years to complete.
This is the first edition of the work, containing a broad survey of the rivers, the local inhabitants and the sites through which the expedition had passed. The book contains much information about the history, the geographic conditions, the flora and fauna, the local culture (food, costumes, religious customs), the trade and political situation, as well as a survey of sites referred to in the Bible – including the area where according to tradition, the Garden of Eden described in the Book of Genesis was located. Some of the chapters are dedicated to Palestine, containing an interesting survey of settlements and sites: Safed, Acre, Mount Carmel, Jezreel Valley, Beit She'an, Mount Tabor, Gaza, Jerusalem, the Red Sea, and more.
The book includes 49 lithographic plates (some double-spread) depicting cities and villages (including Tiberias and Nazareth), important archeological sites, local costumes, and more; and three folding plates with family trees of local inhabitants (one of them not numbered).
Missing: thirteen maps that were enclosed in a separate portfolio, and a folding map that was enclosed with the first volume.
First volume: XXVII pp. [2] leaves, 799 pp. + [29] lithographic plates. Second volume: 778, XVI, [1] pp. + [20] lithographic plates. 24.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor blemishes. Inscription on margins of the first page of the first volume. Bound in fine semi-leather bindings, slightly worn and blemished; worming.
The 1835 British expedition to the Rivers Euphrates and Tigris, headed by General Francis Rawdon Chesney, set out to establish a trade route between India and Britain, via the Babylonian rivers. Two steam ships (a novel invention in those days) were adjusted for river navigation, and over the following months, the expedition conducted a first of its kind survey of the settlements, culture and geography along the rivers. Back in England, Chesney was awarded a gold medal from the Royal Geographic Society, and started composing a comprehensive work, documenting his findings, which took more than ten years to complete.
This is the first edition of the work, containing a broad survey of the rivers, the local inhabitants and the sites through which the expedition had passed. The book contains much information about the history, the geographic conditions, the flora and fauna, the local culture (food, costumes, religious customs), the trade and political situation, as well as a survey of sites referred to in the Bible – including the area where according to tradition, the Garden of Eden described in the Book of Genesis was located. Some of the chapters are dedicated to Palestine, containing an interesting survey of settlements and sites: Safed, Acre, Mount Carmel, Jezreel Valley, Beit She'an, Mount Tabor, Gaza, Jerusalem, the Red Sea, and more.
The book includes 49 lithographic plates (some double-spread) depicting cities and villages (including Tiberias and Nazareth), important archeological sites, local costumes, and more; and three folding plates with family trees of local inhabitants (one of them not numbered).
Missing: thirteen maps that were enclosed in a separate portfolio, and a folding map that was enclosed with the first volume.
First volume: XXVII pp. [2] leaves, 799 pp. + [29] lithographic plates. Second volume: 778, XVI, [1] pp. + [20] lithographic plates. 24.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor blemishes. Inscription on margins of the first page of the first volume. Bound in fine semi-leather bindings, slightly worn and blemished; worming.
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Voyage dans la péninsule arabique du Sinaï et l'Égypte moyenne. Histoire, géographie, épigraphie [A Voyage to The Arabian Peninsula, Sinai and Middle Egypt. History, Geography, Epigraphy], by Lottin de Laval. Paris: Gide et Cie, 1855-1859. French. First edition. Text volume only.
Pierre Victor Lottin de Laval (1810-1903) was a French archeologist, writer and painter. Between 1843 and 1851, he participated in three French scientific expeditions to the Near East, creating dozens of drawings, sketches and reports. This volume reviews the archeological study of the Arabian Peninsula, the Sinai Desert and Middle Egypt.
This volume was originally printed alongside an additional volume of prints documenting Laval's third expedition in 1850-1851 (an expedition during which he attempted to reconstruct the route taken by the Israelites in the Sinai desert).
[2] ff., 355, [1] pp. 48.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Uneven edges. Wear and tears to edges, most of them small. Open tears to edges of first two leaves, not affecting text (tape on edge of first leaf). New binding and endpapers.
Pierre Victor Lottin de Laval (1810-1903) was a French archeologist, writer and painter. Between 1843 and 1851, he participated in three French scientific expeditions to the Near East, creating dozens of drawings, sketches and reports. This volume reviews the archeological study of the Arabian Peninsula, the Sinai Desert and Middle Egypt.
This volume was originally printed alongside an additional volume of prints documenting Laval's third expedition in 1850-1851 (an expedition during which he attempted to reconstruct the route taken by the Israelites in the Sinai desert).
[2] ff., 355, [1] pp. 48.5 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Uneven edges. Wear and tears to edges, most of them small. Open tears to edges of first two leaves, not affecting text (tape on edge of first leaf). New binding and endpapers.
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Palestine Travelogues, Maps and Prints, Research Expeditions to the Middle East, Palestine Guidebooks
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Online Auction 31 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
July 27, 2021
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Abila, Pella and Northern Ajlun, within the Decapolis, by Gottlieb Schumacher. London: Palestine Exploration Fund, 1889, 1890, 1895. Three books bound together (general title on front board). English.
Three books by Gottlieb Schumacher – report on his journeys and archeological explorations in two of the cities of the Decapolis – Abila and Pella – and in Northern Ajlun, today in Kingdom of Jordan. With many illustrations, including sketches of buildings and architectural details, ancient inscriptions, and more, and five maps (three of them folding).
Gottlieb Schumacher (1857-1925), resident of the German Colony of Haifa, architect and archeologist. A key figure in the early development of the archeological study of Palestine, and one of the first to excavate Tel Megiddo and map in detail the area of Transjordan.
51; 78, 207 pp. + [5] maps, 19.5 cm. Good condition. Unopened pages. Some stains. Library stamps on several leaves. Library sticker on inside front board; sticker on spine. Stains and minor blemishes to binding.
Three books by Gottlieb Schumacher – report on his journeys and archeological explorations in two of the cities of the Decapolis – Abila and Pella – and in Northern Ajlun, today in Kingdom of Jordan. With many illustrations, including sketches of buildings and architectural details, ancient inscriptions, and more, and five maps (three of them folding).
Gottlieb Schumacher (1857-1925), resident of the German Colony of Haifa, architect and archeologist. A key figure in the early development of the archeological study of Palestine, and one of the first to excavate Tel Megiddo and map in detail the area of Transjordan.
51; 78, 207 pp. + [5] maps, 19.5 cm. Good condition. Unopened pages. Some stains. Library stamps on several leaves. Library sticker on inside front board; sticker on spine. Stains and minor blemishes to binding.
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Palestine Travelogues, Maps and Prints, Research Expeditions to the Middle East, Palestine Guidebooks
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