Auction 93 · Lot 153
Arias Montanus, Gaspar de Vilalpando, Bernard Lamy. Geographia Sacra Illustrata, or Sacred Geography Illustrated.
- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(ISRAEL, LAND OF).
printer
Thomas Bowles
Place
London
Publication
1728
Description
Containing a View of Many Things Belonging to ye Jews and their Worship mentioned in the Holy Scriptures, with a Particular Explication of the same. According to Montanus, Villalpandas, L'Amy and other Ancient and Modern Authors, never before collected in a single volume, the whole intended for the better understanding ye Sacred Writings. First edition. Comprising engraved title page and 13 engraved plates (of which 11 are double-page) including Noah's ark, High Priest, the Tabernacle, Solomon's Temple, Herod's Temple, ancient coins and musical instruments and maps of the Holy Land and the travels of Abraham. With detailed captions in English and Latin.
Modern marbled boards, retaining 18th-century marbled endpapers. Lg. folio.
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