Van de Velde, C[arel] W[illem] M[eredith]. Le Pays d’Israel: Collection de cent vues prises d’après nature dans la Syrie et la Palestine [“The Land of Israel: Collection of one hundred views taken from nature in Syria and Palestine.”]
AUCTION 79 |
Thursday, November 15th,
2018 at 1:00 PM
The Valmadonna Trust Library: Further Selections from the Historic Collection. * Hebrew Printing in America. * Graphic & Ceremonial Art
Lot 155
(ISRAEL, LAND OF)
Van de Velde, C[arel] W[illem] M[eredith]. Le Pays d’Israel: Collection de cent vues prises d’après nature dans la Syrie et la Palestine [“The Land of Israel: Collection of one hundred views taken from nature in Syria and Palestine.”]
Paris: Firmin Didot Frères, Fils 1857
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
<<Complete Collection of Visually Stunning Plates of the Holy Land.>>
Van de Velde, a Dutch naval lieutenant and surveyor, made two visits to the Middle East. After the first in 1851, he published the present work which contains magnificent views of the Biblical Land of Israel.
<<Provenance:>>
Rev. G.W. Samson, Washington, 1860 (presentation label).
The Widener Family, Philadelphia, Penn.
Faith Theological Seminary (Lynnewood Hall), Elkins Park, Penn.