“Palestine Jerusalem Surrendered 9th Dec. 1917.” Color printed fabric. Commemorating the surrender of Jerusalem to British forces. Portrait vignette of commanding officer General Edmund Allenby. Composed in English, Arabic place-names. 10.5 x 10.5 inches.
AUCTION 65 |
Thursday, June 25th,
2015 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Ceremonial Objects and Graphic Art
Lot 217
FIRST WORLD WAR PALESTINE SOUVENIR.
“Palestine Jerusalem Surrendered 9th Dec. 1917.” Color printed fabric. Commemorating the surrender of Jerusalem to British forces. Portrait vignette of commanding officer General Edmund Allenby. Composed in English, Arabic place-names. 10.5 x 10.5 inches.
c. 1917
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
A very similar map of Palestine appears in: Archibald Percival Wavell, The Palestine Campaign (London, 1933).