Auction 52
Jewish and Israeli History and Culture
Sep 20, 2016
Israel
8 Ramban St, Jerusalem.
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LOT 64:
Cartography of Palestine - Two Items
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Sold for: $500
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Cartography of Palestine - Two Items
1. Palästina Wirtschaftsatlas [Economic Atlas of Palestine], by David Trietsch. Berlin: Orient, 1926. German.
Thirty color plates (some folded) with a variety of diagrams, graphs, charts and maps containing abundant information on Palestine and the Jewish people (population centers, demographic growth, quarries, import and export data and more). [30] separate sheets in paper portfolio. Plates: 25.5X38 cm. Plate condition very good. Portfolio torn and damaged.
2. Историко-географический атлас Палестины [Geographic-Historical Atlas of Palestine], edited by M. A. [Max Albertovich] Soloveitchik. St. Petersburg: Разсвѣтъ [Dawn], 1913. Russian.
Color maps of Palestine (historical and current at the time of printing), and a drawing of the Temple in Jerusalem. The atlas was published as a "supplement" of the Russian-Zionist weekly "Dawn" with the aim of strengthening the affiliation of Russian Jews with Palestine. VIII, [2], IV plates, 10 pp, 32 cm. Good-fair condition. Stains. Small tears to leaf margins. Pencil inscription beneath some maps. Cover restored with adhesive tape.
