Views in Palestine, from the Original Drawings of Luigi Mayer, with an Historical and Descriptive Account of the Country, and its Remarkable Places.

AUCTION 53 | Thursday, December 08th, 2011 at 1:00

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

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Lot 153

(ISRAEL, LAND OF)

Views in Palestine, from the Original Drawings of Luigi Mayer, with an Historical and Descriptive Account of the Country, and its Remarkable Places.

FIRST EDITION. 24 full-page color aquatint plates taken from the original drawings of the Italian artist Luigi Mayer. Text in English and French. pp. 47, (1). Minor foxing. Three-quarter calf, glit. Slightly discolored, light wear to extremeties. Elephant folio

London: T. Bensley for R. Bowyer 1804

Est: $4,000 - $5,000

PRICE REALIZED $6,000

Scarce and fascinating work illustrated by Luigi Mayer, who is considered the most accurate portrayer of the Ottoman Empire prior to David Roberts.