Sketchbook containing two very finely drawn maps of the Holy Land: Palestine before the Conquest and Tribal Divisions (in two parts).
AUCTION 69 |
Thursday, June 23rd,
2016 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Holy Land Maps and Ceremonial Objects
Lot 116
(ISRAEL, LAND OF).
Sketchbook containing two very finely drawn maps of the Holy Land: Palestine before the Conquest and Tribal Divisions (in two parts).
(Likely English): circa 1900
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
PRICE REALIZED $900
The skill of the artist can be seen in the color-coded cities of the Pre-Conquest map and in the second, topographical, hand-colored map which includes Arabic names of cities and regions, heights of mountains and sea levels.