Lot 54
Map of Eretz Israel – Engraving Colored by Hand – Paris, 1641
Palestinae delineatio ad geographiae canones revocata, map of Eretz Israel by Philippe Briet. Copper engraving, colored by hand. Paris: Pierre Mariette publishing, [1641].
Map of Eretz Israel, divided according to the living areas of the Twelve Tribes. Above it - three small maps: map of Jerusalem, map of the eastern Mediterranean Sea and the Exodus from Egypt. Engraving: 54X39.5 cm, leaf: 61X45.5 cm. Good condition. Vertical folding mark. Slightly creased and stained.
Laor 130.
From the collection of Dr Simon Cohen