Title: Hierosolyma, Clarissima Totius Orientis Civitas Iudaee Metropolis . . .
Map Maker:
Georg Braun &
Franz Hogenberg
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Place / Date: Frankfurt / 1572 ca
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Coloring: Hand Colored
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Size: 19 x 13.5 inches
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Condition: VG
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Price: $950.00
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Inventory ID: 29323
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Description: Striking early pair of plans of Jerusalem, from Braun & Hogenberg's Civitates Orbis Terrarum, the most famous and influential book of town plans published in the 16th Century.
Fascinating engraving containing two aerial views of Jerusalem. At the left, Jerusalem is illustrated based upon illustrations and accounts of Biblical Jerusalem as it was at the beginning of the first century BC. At the right, a modern view of the City, as it appeared in the 16th Century. Each is accompanied by legends listing important structures and places that are keyed to the plans. In the lower right is a vignette of Moses receiving the Commandments along with Aaron, whose garments and accouterments are listed in the table to the right.
Condition Description: Old Color
References: Laor 1039.
Related Categories:
Maps of the Holy Land
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