Waerachtig beschryving Vande Wydvermaerde Conincklicke Hoof-stadt Ierusalem.

AUCTION 80 | Thursday, March 28th, 2019 at 1:00 PM

The Valmadonna Trust Library: Further Selections from the Historic Collection. * Hebrew Printing in America. * Graphic & Ceremonial Art

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Lot 184

PLANCIUS, PETRUS / MATHES, D.R.M.

Waerachtig beschryving Vande Wydvermaerde Conincklicke Hoof-stadt Ierusalem.

Double-page, hand-colored copperplate map. 15 x 22 inches (38 x 56 cm).

Leiden, 1609 (or later):

Est: $500 - $700

PRICE REALIZED $500

Depiction of Jerusalem during the Second Commonwealth. Surrounded by fifteen medallions depicting Temple vessels and scenes. Unsurprisingly, the plan depicts a city that appears far more similar to contemporary Dutch urban environments than to Roman Jerusalem.