Dapper, Olfert. Jerusalem

Estimate

$800–$1,200

Hammer price

$750

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

(MAP OF HOLY LAND)

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Jacob van Muers

Place

(Amsterdam

Publication

1677)

Description

Dutch and Latin. Copperplate. Folded

references

Laor 998

summary

From: Dapper, Olfert. Jaffa, vulgo Joppen volgens de Afteeckening gedaen int Iaer 1668 (Amsterdam: Jacob van Muers, 1677), Pt. II, fol. 327. Though the cartographer has taken liberties with the landscape, it is fair to say that the view is from the Mount of Olives above, gazing down on Solomon’s Temple. In the lower right hand corner, the passengers in a camel caravan rest. The flamboyant costumes of both men and women, as well as the palanquin atop the camel, evoke the romance of the Ottoman era

280 x 695 mm

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