Paliastri, Judah. Zichron Yerushalayim [illustrated guide to the tombs of Sages and the Holy Places]. Edited by Jacob Babani and David Meldola

(ISRAEL, LAND OF)

n.p.

Amsterdam

1759

Second edition. Title within typographical border. Woodcut illustrations of the Temple, the Western Wall and other notable locations in the Land of Israel

Vinograd, Amsterdam 1771; Mehlman 537

According to the title, this edition has several additions not contained in the first edition of Igereth Mesapereth/Yichusta DeTzadikaya (Constantinople, 1743). The Editor, R. David Meldola authored a collection of responsa Divrei David (Amsterdam, 1753) and a commentary to Pentateuch, Darchei David (Amsterdam and Hamburg, 1793-95). David's father, Raphael, had been Chief Rabbi of Bayonne, France (author of responsa Mayim Rabim). See JE, Vol. VIII, pp. 452-53