Online Auction 018 – Jewish and Israeli History, Art and Culture

Poster – Jerusalem Captured by the British, 1917 – in German

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Sold for: $375
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Jerusalem eingenommen: Die Heilige Stadt von den Türken befreit [Jerusalem Captured: The Holy City Wrested from the Turks], a poster printed to mark the capture of Jerusalem by the British, [ca. 1917]. German.
A panoramic photograph of Jerusalem appears at the top of the poster, with German text about the city’s capture beneath. Within the text are three other photographs of Jerusalem and a photograph of General Allenby.
This poster was printed in several languages, including English, Spanish, and French.
58X83.5 cm. Fair condition. Folding marks and creases. Minor stains. Tears at the edges and along the folding lines, most of them restored. Open tears near the corners, restored.
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