Conder, C.R. and Kitchener, H.H. Map of Western Palestine in 26 sheets from surveys conducted for the Palestine Exploration Fund...during the years 1872-77
AUCTION 37 |
Tuesday, June 26th,
2007 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Graphic & Ceremonial Art
Lot 109
(ISRAEL, LAND OF)
Conder, C.R. and Kitchener, H.H. Map of Western Palestine in 26 sheets from surveys conducted for the Palestine Exploration Fund...during the years 1872-77
London: 1880
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
PRICE REALIZED $2,200
The English archeologist, cartographer and surveyor Claude Reignier Conder (1848-1910), was the British army officer in charge of the survey of Western Palestine on behalf of the Palestine Exporation Fund. In 1874 he was assisted by Horatio Herbert Kitchener (1850-1916), British Field Marshal and imperial administrator. Theirs was the first successful mapping of the entire region since Napoleon’s attempt, making this the first scientifically accurate map of the Holy Land. The Land is broken down into regions, each large sheet addressing a different region in great detail