Ierusalem qualis (ut plurimum) extitit aetate Solomonis – Hand-colored engraved map. [London: John Williams, 1650].

Imaginary bird’s-eye view of Jerusalem, depicting the city as it ostensibly appeared in the days of King Solomon. Oriented to the north, with the Temple at center, featuring a symbolic entrance through the Golden Gate. Outside the city walls, the hill of Calvary (Golgotha) is shown.

At the right of the map appears the author’s dedication: Thomas Fuller’s tribute to Edward Montagu (1616-1684), son of the Baron, who had sheltered Fuller during illness and supported the education of his son.

The map was issued with Thomas Fuller's "A Pisgah-Sight of Palestine and the confines thereof" (London, 1650; following p. 308).

Engraved map: 34X39.5 cm (printed on two joined sheets; verso blank). Good condition. Minor tears and blemishes to margins.

Laor 1024.

Ierusalem – Hand-colored engraved map. No imprint. [Ca. 1720]. Legend in French.

Imaginary reconstruction of Jerusalem, based on the 1604 plan by Jesuit scholar Juan Bautista Villalpando. The Temple Mount is shown elevated on monumental substructures, alongside the royal palace ("La Ville de David"), city streets, walls, and other buildings.

Surrounding the map, within a broad border, are additional vignettes – some based on the map by Richard Blome (London, 1687) – including a Renaissance-style Temple rendered as a European palace, Temple vessels (menorah, altars, table), the High Priest, King Solomon in Eastern attire, and more.

Engraved map: 39.5X46.5 cm (printed on two joined sheets; verso blank). Good condition. Minor blemishes. Inscription to verso. Mounted.

See: Eran Laor Map Collection, National Library of Israel, Jer 431, R 36 B 1008.

Jerusalem – Hand-colored engraved map by Alexander Anderson (1775-1870). [United States, ca. 1790s].

Imaginary map of Jerusalem based on the 1604 reconstruction by Jesuit scholar Juan Bautista Villalpando. The map depicts the Temple Mount raised on massive substructures, the royal palace ("the City of David"), city streets, walls, and other architectural elements.

Engraved for one of the American editions of the works of Flavius Josephus, translated by George Henry Maynard. Caption at top reads: "Engraved for Maynard’s new translation of the works of Josephus".

Engraved map: 36.5X45 cm (printed on large folded sheet; verso blank). Good condition. Creases and minor blemishes. Mounted.

Laor 942.

Plan de Jérusalem Ancienne et Moderne, par le Docteur Ermete Pierotti, architecte-ingénieur. Map of ancient and modern Jerusalem, prepared by Ermete Pierotti, City Engineer. Paris: Kaepellin, [1860].

Folding map mounted on linen and bound in cardboard covers.

Pierotti arrived in Jerusalem in 1854, after being appointed as consultant for restoration works on the Temple Mount. He took part in various building projects in the city and was soon appointed City Engineer of Jerusalem. This position granted him access to sites generally closed to Western scholars, foremost among them the Temple Mount and its mosques.

Inscription in Arabic on the linen, with a large illustration of a bird of prey grasping a serpent in its beak.

Approx. 97X64.5 cm. Folding map, mounted on linen. Overall good condition. Stains and minor blemishes. Wear and stains to binding.

See Laor 1095 (map dated there to 1860).