Van de Velde, C[arel] W[illem] M[eredith]. Le Pays d’Israel: Collection de cent vues prises d’après nature dans la Syrie et la Palestine [“The Land of Israel: Collection of one hundred views taken from nature in Syria and Palestine.”]

Estimate: $10,000–$15,000
Hammer price: $11,000

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author

(ISRAEL, LAND OF)

printer

Firmin Didot Frères, Fils

Place

Paris

Publication

1857

Description

Tinted lithograph additional title and 99 tinted lithographed or chromolithographed plates, a few finished by hand, and a map (pl. 100)

references

Laor, no. 779; Blackmer 1721; Colas 2977; Tobler, p. 154; Röhricht 2275

summary

Complete Collection of Visually Stunning Plates of the Land of Israel Van de Velde, a Dutch naval lieutenant and surveyor, made two visits to the Middle East. After the first in 1851, he published the present work which contain magnificent views of the Biblical Land of Israel

pp. 88 + ff. (100) plates. (Note that plate 74 serves as frontispiece.) Some plates foxed; most in fine condition. Gutter split, original gilt boards and spine separated (but may comfortably be restored). Elephant folio

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