Subject: Jerusalem, Holy Land
Period: 1681 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
28.1 x 11.2 inches
71.4 x 28.4 cm
Striking panoramic view of ancient Jerusalem as seen from the east after Wenceslas Hollar, filled with detail of important building and locations with a numbered key of 52 places in Dutch and Latin. The foreground is filled with lively figures approaching and leaving the city.
References: Laor #999.
Condition: B+
Issued folding, now pressed, with a few small spots and a short fold separation that has been professionally repaired. The bottom margin was trimmed by the binder with loss of part of the key, as issued.