Auction 104 Part 2 Jerusalem Sale: Selected Items from the Collection of Amos Mar Chaim
Oct 22, 2025
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Auction 104 Part 2 Jerusalem Sale: Selected Items from the Collection of Amos Mar Chaim
Oct 22, 2025
Opening: $400
Sold for: $1,125
Including buyer's premium
Two leaves from the Latin edition of the Nuremberg Chronicle (Weltchronik) by Hartmann Schedel, featuring early printed views of Jerusalem. [Nuremberg, 1493]. One leaf hand-colored.
1. Destruccio Iherosolime – Double incunabula leaf (leaf LXIIII). [Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, 1493]. Latin edition.
Woodcut depicting the destruction of Jerusalem and the First Temple by Nebuzaradan, commander of Nebuchadnezzar’s army, in 586 BCE. Among the earliest printed depictions of Jerusalem (according to Laor 1125, this is the second printed view of the city).
Verso features additional woodcuts: Zedekiah, bound and blinded, led into Babylonian captivity, and portraits of the kings and prophets of the Kingdom of Judah.
Double leaf: approx. 44.5X61.6 cm. Good condition. Stains, some markings and scribbles, small holes along the central fold.
Laor 1125.
2. Hierosolima – Incunabula leaf (leaf XVII). [Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, 1493]. Latin edition.
Imaginary view of Jerusalem, with the Temple of Solomon prominently depicted at center. Woodcut by Michael Wohlgemut. Verso features the Tower of Babel and portraits of the kings of Assyria and Babylon. Both sides of the leaf hand-colored.
Leaf: 42.5 cm. Good condition. Stains and light wear.
Laor 1123.
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Travelogues, Maps, Engravings and Panoramas
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Auction 104 Part 2 Jerusalem Sale: Selected Items from the Collection of Amos Mar Chaim
Oct 22, 2025
Opening: $400
Sold for: $625
Including buyer's premium
Two leaves from the German edition of the Nuremberg Chronicle (Weltchronik) by Hartmann Schedel, featuring early printed views of Jerusalem. [Nuremberg, 1493]. One leaf hand-colored.
1. Jerusalem Zerstörung / Destruccio Iherosolime – Double incunabula leaf (leaf LXIIII). [Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, 1493]. German edition.
Woodcut depicting the destruction of Jerusalem and the First Temple by Nebuzaradan, commander of Nebuchadnezzar’s army, in 586 BCE. One of the earliest printed views of Jerusalem (according to Laor 1125, this is the second printed depiction of the city). Verso features additional woodcuts: Zedekiah, blinded and led into Babylonian captivity, and portraits of the kings and prophets of the Kingdom of Judah.
Double leaf: approx. 43.5X57 cm. Good condition. Stains. Marginal tears repaired with adhesive tape.
Laor 1125A.
2. Hierosolima – Incunabula leaf (leaf XVII). [Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, 1493]. German edition.
Imaginary view of Jerusalem, with the Temple of Solomon prominently depicted at center. Woodcut by Michael Wohlgemut. Verso features the Tower of Babel and portraits of the kings of Assyria and Babylon. Both sides of the leaf hand-colored.
Leaf: 42 cm. Good condition. Stains and light wear.
Laor 1123.
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Travelogues, Maps, Engravings and Panoramas
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Auction 104 Part 2 Jerusalem Sale: Selected Items from the Collection of Amos Mar Chaim
Oct 22, 2025
Opening: $1,000
Sold for: $2,500
Including buyer's premium
Large and diverse collection of over 25 panoramas depicting the city of Jerusalem and the Temple, engravings and prints from various travelogues and scholarly works. Some hand-colored. [Europe, 17th-19th centuries].
Among the maps and views:
• Ierusalem – panorama of Jerusalem from the east, by Matthäus Merian, after Reuwich–Breydenbach; with legend in German. [Frankfurt am Main, ca. 1645]. Two copies (one mounted on board).
• Ierusalem – panorama of ancient Jerusalem, viewed from the east, by Olfert Dapper, after Wenceslaus Hollar; from the first Dutch edition of Dapper's Naukeurige beschryving van gantsch Syrie en Palestyn of Heilige Lant (Part II, plate 327). [Amsterdam: Jacob van Meurs, 1677]. With legend to 52 sites in Dutch, and additional legend in Latin in the lower margin.
• Jerusalem – panorama by Wenceslaus Hollar, after Olfert Dapper; from the geographical dictionary Kanaan. [Leeuwarden: François Halma, 1717].
• Ierusalem, hodierna – large panorama of modern Jerusalem from the east, engraving by Georg Balthasar Probst, after Giovanni Pietro Fabbroni. [Augsburg: Haeres Ier. Wolffy, ca. 1740].
• Ierusalem – panoramic view of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives – two copies, from two different editions of the travelogue Voyage au Levant by the Dutch traveler and painter Cornelius de Bruyn (1652- ca.1726). Plate 143. [Late 17th or early 18th century].
• Vue & Description de la Ville de Jerusalem – panorama of modern Jerusalem, after De Bruyn, from Atlas Historique by Henri Abraham Chatelain (Vol. V, p. 52). [Amsterdam, 1732]. With legend and explanatory notes in French, and five smaller illustrations of the Tomb of Zechariah, Absalom's Pillar, the Tombs of the Kings, and the Lebanon mountains.
• A draught of the city of Jerusalem as it is now, taken from the South-East, by Corneille Le Bruyn – panorama of Jerusalem from the southeast; engraving by James Hulett (signed in plate), after Cornelius de Bruyn. [London?, 1737]. Two copies; one hand-colored.
• The City of Jerusalem – panorama of Jerusalem from the southeast; engraving by James Mynde (signed on plate), after Cornelius de Bruyn, from The Universal Traveller by Thomas Salmon. [London, 1759]. Two copies; one hand-colored.
• Vuë de Jérusalem – hand-colored engraved panorama. [Paris: Basset, mid-18th century]. Intended for viewing through a zograscope, an optical device using mirrors and magnifying glass to emphasize perspective and depth; the title printed in mirror writing for reading through the zograscope.
• Jerusalem, zoo als het tegenwoordig is – small panorama of Jerusalem from the east, by Isaak Tirion; from Hedendaagsche Historie of … alle Volkere. [Amsterdam, 1732].
• The celebrated city of Jerusalem (now called by the Turks Cudsembaric) including its several famous buildings now in decay – panorama of Jerusalem from the southeast, engraving by John Lodge (signed on plate), after Cornelius de Bruyn, from Millar's New Complete & Universal System of Geography. [Britain: Alexander Hogg, 1784].
• Das Biblische Jerusalem aus der Vogelschau – bird's-eye panorama of Jerusalem by Adolf Eltzner. Folding plate, bound with printed title. Leipzig: J. J. Weber, 1852.
• Vue générale de Jérusalem historique et moderne – panorama of historic and modern Jerusalem, with 100 numbered sites – reproduction of Adolf Eltzner's panorama, from the French weekly L'Univers illustré. [Paris, ca. 1862].
• Panorama de Jérusalem – large panoramic view of Jerusalem, lithograph by Muller. [Paris: Victor Poupin, ca. 1870].
• Panorama Jerusalems / Panorama de Jérusalem / Panorama of Jerusalem / Panorama di Gerusalemme – very large panorama of Jerusalem, as seen from the tower of the Church of the Ascension on the Mount of Olives. Engraving by J. Ruf in Zurich, after drawing by Ulrich Halbreiter. [Munich, mid-19th century].
• And more.
Size and condition vary.
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Travelogues, Maps, Engravings and Panoramas
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Auction 104 Part 2 Jerusalem Sale: Selected Items from the Collection of Amos Mar Chaim
Oct 22, 2025
Opening: $200
Sold for: $575
Including buyer's premium
Ierusalem – Panoramic view of ancient Jerusalem from the east, by Olfert Dapper. [Amsterdam, 1677].
Large hand-colored engraving, from the first Dutch edition of Dapper’s Naukeurige beschryving van gantsch Syrie en Palestyn of Heilige Lant (Amsterdam: Jacob van Meurs, 1677; part II, leaf 327).
Upper right corner features a detailed legend identifying 52 landmarks in the city (Dutch); an additional legend in Latin appears along the lower margin.
Engraving based on the map of Jerusalem by Wenceslaus Hollar.
Engraved map: approx. 31.5X72 cm (printed on two joined sheets; verso blank). Good condition. Minor blemishes. Mounted.
Laor 999.
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Travelogues, Maps, Engravings and Panoramas
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Auction 104 Part 2 Jerusalem Sale: Selected Items from the Collection of Amos Mar Chaim
Oct 22, 2025
Opening: $250
Sold for: $1,000
Including buyer's premium
Ierusalem – Panoramic view of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, by Dutch artist Cornelis de Bruyn. [Delft (the Netherlands): Henrik van Krooneveld, 1698].
Panorama from the work "Reizen van Cornelis de Bruyn" ("A Voyage to the Levant") by Dutch traveler and artist Cornelis de Bruyn (1652-ca. 1726), plate no. 143.
Engraved map: approx. 34.5X130 cm (printed on two joined sheets; verso blank). Good-fair condition. Stains and creases. Tears and small open tears to margins (not affecting engraving). Backed with paper for reinforcement.
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Travelogues, Maps, Engravings and Panoramas
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Auction 104 Part 2 Jerusalem Sale: Selected Items from the Collection of Amos Mar Chaim
Oct 22, 2025
Opening: $200
Sold for: $425
Including buyer's premium
Vue & Description de la Ville de Jerusalem Telle qu' elle est Aujourd' hui avec les Tombeaux de ses Anciens Rois, & Quelques Autres Antiquités Curieuses qui se Trouvent aux Environs de Cette Ville. Large, hand-colored panorama of Jerusalem. [Amsterdam: Zacharie Chatelain, 1732]. French.
At top: panoramic view of modern Jerusalem, after De Bruyn, with 25 numbered landmarks. Along the bottom: five inset illustrations depicting the Tomb of Zechariah, Absalom's Pillar, the Tombs of the Kings, and the mountains of Lebanon. At the center of the sheet appear an extensive legend and explanatory text in French.
Panorama originating from the work "Atlas Historique", by Henri Abraham Chatelain (Amsterdam, 1732; vol. V, p. 52).
Panorama: 43.5X53.5 cm (printed on two joined sheets; verso blank). Good condition. Minor blemishes.
Laor 985.
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Travelogues, Maps, Engravings and Panoramas
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Auction 104 Part 2 Jerusalem Sale: Selected Items from the Collection of Amos Mar Chaim
Oct 22, 2025
Opening: $500
Sold for: $2,750
Including buyer's premium
Collection comprising over 45 prints with panoramic views of Jerusalem, from various vantage points. [19th century or early 20th century].
The collection includes a wide range of prints from different periods, in various techniques – lithographs and engravings, some hand-colored, some printed in color, together with several chromolithographs and photogravures – depicting Jerusalem from many angles. Some panoramas are accompanied by detailed legends; some bear full imprint details. Many are folding.
Over 45 prints, some in multiple copies. Size varies: approx. 20X15 cm to 85X60 cm. Overall good to good-fair condition. Stains, wear, defects and minor tears to some prints.
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Travelogues, Maps, Engravings and Panoramas
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