May 29 at 12:00 PM - Sale 2706 -

Sale 2706 - Lot 108

Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 4,000
(HOLY LAND.) Christian van Adrichom. Two attractively hand-colored framed maps.

Situs Terrae Promissionis SS Bibliorum Intelligentiam Exacte Aperiens. Large engraved folding map. Two sheets joined, 15x40¼ inches overall, upper margin shaved to the platemark; hand-colored with touches of gold; small repairs; handsomely float-mounted and framed in gilt by Eli Wilner, 18¼x44 inches overall. Laor 7.

Ierusalem et Suburbia Eius, Sicut Tempore Christi Floruit, cum Locis, in Quibus Christus Passus. Large engraved plan of ancient Jerusalem heavily adorned with Biblical vignettes. 2 sheets joined, 21x31½ inches overall, upper margin shaved close, others wide; finely hand-colored and richly highlighted with gold; minor wear along original fold lines; handsomely float-mounted and framed in gilt by Eli Wilner, 24x33½ inches overall. Laor 934.

Together with the book these two maps were removed from: Theatrum Terrae Sanctae et Biblicarum Historiarum. Engraved title-page and 10 engraved regional maps of the Tribes of Israel. Folio, 14½x9½ inches, later tree calf, lightly rubbed; one map silked and repaired, another stained. Cologne, 1628