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 46 |
Thursday, September 10th,
2009 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Hebrew Printed Books, Manuscripts, & Graphic Art
Lot 287
(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: $1,000 - $1,500
PRICE REALIZED $1,000
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 area in great detail.