Schwarz, Joseph. Das Heilige Land.

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

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

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Lot 156

(ISRAEL, LAND OF)

Schwarz, Joseph. Das Heilige Land.

first german edition. Frontispiece portrait of the author, tinted illustrated plates of the Western Wall and Bethlehem (opp. p. 209), the Cave of Machpelah (opp. p. 240), folding panoramic view of Jerusalem and folding map of Palestine (at end). German text with extensive use of Hebrew. pp. xixi, 452, 20. Foxed. later boards. 4to

Frankfurt a/Main: J. Kaufmann 1852

Est: $500 - $700

German translation of Tevuath Ha’aretz (1845) prepared by the author’s nephew, Israel Schwarz. The book deals with the borders and division of the Holy Land (according to both biblical and rabbinic tradition), its topography, history, genealogy of inhabitants, botany, and climate. Schwarz is considered the first Jewish geographer of modern times. “[His] work is significant in that it became the basis and model for all subsequent Hebrew writing on Palestine exploration, taking Jewish sources into account.” Y. Ben-Arieh, The Rediscovery of the Holy Land in the Nineteenth Century (1979) pp. 104-07.