Der Christliche Ulysses.

AUCTION 58 | Thursday, May 02nd, 2013 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts and Autograph Letters

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Lot 322

HARANT, CHRISTOPH.

Der Christliche Ulysses.

Engraved frontispiece, portraits, folding maps, views and text illustrations. ff. (23), 881, (18). Lightly browned in places, library withdrawal stamp on title, inner hinge split. Contemporary vellum, light wear. Thick 4to.

Nuremberg: Wolfgang Moritz Endter 1678

Est: $1,000 - $1,500

PRICE REALIZED $2,200

This richly illustrated work, first issued in Prague in 1608 and titled “Journey from Bohemia to the Holy Land, by way of Venice and the Sea” is likely the first published account of the Near East by a Czech traveler. The author, Christoph Harant von Polschitz und Weseritz (1564-1621), was a diplomat, composer and humanist and one of the most important personalities in Bohemia in his time.