Auction 77 · Lot 92
Vue & Description de la Ville de Jerusalem.
- Estimate
- $600–$900
- Hammer price
- $1,100
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
CHATELAIN, HENRI ABRAHAM.
Place
Amsterdam, first edition 1732 (or later)
Description
Double-page hand-colored copperplate engraving.
references
Laor 985.
summary
Top third of the sheet displays a modern view of Jerusalem after De Bruyn while the bottom third contains illustrated vignettes of Mount Lebanon, and the Tombs of Zachariah, Absalom and the Kings. Middle with explanatory text.
15.5 x 20 inches (39 x 51 cm) to mat. Finely framed.