Auction 72
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Holy Land Maps & Fine Art
By Kestenbaum & Company
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Mar 16, 2017
Brooklyn, NY, United States
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Time in Israel: 22:00, Time in New York: 15:00 EST
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LOT 278:
MORTIER, PIETER
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Estimated price :
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1,000 - $1,500
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“Terre de Canaan, a Present la Palestine.” Hand-colored copperplate map.
Unusually wide margins. 20.5 x 24 inches.
Amsterdam, 1705
From: Mortier's Atlas Antiquus, first edition, Amsterdam, 1705.
This map oriented to the northwest depicts the Holy Land divided according to the Twelve Tribes, located on both sides of the Jordan.
Pieter Mortier (1661–1711) was an 18th century mapmaker and engraver from the Northern Netherlands, proprietor of the map publishing company Covens & Mortier.
