Subject: Jerusalem, Holy Land
Period: 1678 (published)
Publication: Naukeurige Beschryving van Gantsch Syrie en Palestyn of Heilige Lant
Color: Hand Color
Size:
27.6 x 11.1 inches
70.1 x 28.2 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. On two sheets joined, as issued.
References: Laor #999.
Condition: A
A dark impression on watermarked paper with one small stain adjacent to the title. Issued folding with a couple of minor printer's creases.