Views of the Holy City of Jerusalem / Tavnith Yerushalayim / Ansicht der Heilegen Stadt Jerusalem. Trilingual artistic panorama of Old City of Jerusalem. Color lithograph. Striking hues

AUCTION 40 | Thursday, June 26th, 2008 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Graphic & Ceremonial Art

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Lot 293

(JERUSALEM).

Views of the Holy City of Jerusalem / Tavnith Yerushalayim / Ansicht der Heilegen Stadt Jerusalem. Trilingual artistic panorama of Old City of Jerusalem. Color lithograph. Striking hues

17 x 22 inches image. Crisp, clean copy, folds. Not examined out of frame.

Jerusalem, Circa 1900:

Est: $1,500 - $2,000

A Rare Image. Prominently displayed in the foreground is the Dome of the Rock occupying the Temple Mount. In the backgroud, one spies several buildings of note rising from the Jewish Quarter: the Tiphereth Israel or Nissan Bak Synagogue (named after R. Israel of Ruzhin), the Batei Machseh ("the Pilgrim dwellings"), etc