Beschreibung:

A large collection containing sixty nine maps of Palestine and the surroundings - numerous woodcuts and engravings from travel and research books of the 18th and 19th centuries (some colored by hand). [Europe, 16th to 19th century]. Among the maps: Map of Palestine (Das Heilig Landt mit ausztheilung der zwoelff Geschlechter) and a map of Jerusalem (Die Heylige Statt Jerusalem) - woodcuts, from Sebastian Münster's book "Cosmography", [16th century]. * Geographiae Sacrae. Map of Palestine by Nicolas Sanson Paris, 1679. Engraving colored by hand. * Imperium Turcicum. Map of the Ottoman Empire by Johann Baptist Homann. Nuremberg, 1737. Engraving colored by hand. * Histoire-Sainte Depuis L'An 2936 Jusqu'à l'An 2958. Map of Palestine, with the territories of the Tribes. [Paris, 18th century]. Engraving colored by hand. * Regni Davidici et Salomonaei Descriptio Geographica cum vicinis regionibus Syriae et Aegypti / Schema I. Map of the kingdoms of David and Solomon, with the neighboring countries - Syria and Egypt. Engraving colored by hand, by Johann Matthias Hass. [Nuremberg, 1739]. * Intervalla locorum Palestinae. Map of Palestine. Engraving from one of the editions of the book "Palestina" by Adriaan Reland. * Carte Des Quatre Grandes Monarchies, des Assirieens, des Perse, des Grecs, et des Romains. Large map of the territories of the Roman, Greek, Persian and Assyrian empires. Engraving (attached to passé par-tout ). [Amsterdam, 18th century]. * and many more maps. Total of 69 maps. Size and condition vary. Stains, tears and defects. Small paper-stickers are pasted to a large number of maps (mainly on the ). Photographs of the maps will be sent upon request. Provenance: Collection of Hermann Meyer and his daughter Channah Sapir.