Jerusalem. Double-page copperplate engraved plan.

AUCTION 69 | Thursday, June 23rd, 2016 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Holy Land Maps and Ceremonial Objects

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Lot 295

BLOME, RICHARD.

Jerusalem. Double-page copperplate engraved plan.

17 x 21 inches. Closely cropped at left margins.

London, 1689:

Est: $400 - $600

PRICE REALIZED $500

Imaginary plan of ancient Jerusalem by English cartographer Richard Blome (1635-1705) including the City of David. A representation of the Temple as a classical palace at top, and along the perimeter are vessels from the Temple, King Solomon and the High Priest. Drawn after Villalpando, the copper plate by John Kip.