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Holy Land — German Cartographers
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Description
- A fine group of 6 engraved (plus one woodcut) maps and views by Muenster, Quad, Seutter, Harenberg, Homann and Sandrart, all hand colored, 16th-18th century, in fine condition, as below:
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Mathias Quad [after Ortelius]. Palaestina quae et Terra Sancta vel Terra Promissionis. [Cologne: Bussmacher, 1600]. 7 7/8 x 11 1/8 in.; 200 x 283 mm. German text on verso. From Quad's Geographisch Handtbuch, map 8. Matted, glazed and framed. Laor 630. — Mathaeus Seutter. Prospectus Sanctae olim et celeberrimae Urbis Hierosolymae. Augsburg: [1730]. Engraved double-page views showing major landmarks of the ancient city after Villalpando in top portion and prospect of the city after Merian in lower portion , 19 3/4 x 23 in.; 502 x 585 mm; small mends at top and bottom of central fold. Matted. Laor 1131. — Mathaeus Seutter [after Adrichem]. Ierusalem, cum suburbiis, prout tempore Christi floruit. Augsburg: {1745]. 22 3/4 x 19 1/2 in.; 578 x 495 mm. Matted. Imaginary plan at the time of Christ with elaborate key to the landmarks in lower third. Laor 1129. — Johann Christoph Harenberg. Palaestina sue Terra olim Santa. Nuremberg: heirs of Homann, 1744 [-1750]. 19 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.; 495 x 572 mm; some marginal soiling and staining, a few marginal edge tears of which one enters border in lower right. French title printed in top margin. Laor 324. — Johann Baptist Homann. Iudaea seu Palaestina ... hodie dicta Terra Sancta. Nuremberg:[1707 or later]. Double-page engraved map, 19 1/4 x 23 in.; 490 x 584 mm. Matted. Laor 340. — Jacob von Sandrart [after Visscher]. Die Reise der Kinder Israel aus Egypten. [Nuremberg: 1736]. Engraved double-page map, 15 1/4 x 20 1/8 in.; 386 x 512 mm. Matted. The Holy Land oriented with the west at the top, with illustrations along the bottom of Temple vessels and the figures of two priests sacrificing. German text on verso. Laor 815. — Claudius Ptolemaeus - Sebastian Muenster, ed. Tabula Asiae IIII. Basel: Heinrich Petri, [1540 -1545] Woodcut double-page map, 10 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.; 266 x 342 mm, richly hand colored, showing the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East from Cyprus to Babylonia, woodcut title on verso of first page within woodcut border; mended in lower portion of central fold with loss of a few letters in the list of Civitates Arabiae Desertae. Matted, glazed and framed. This edition of the Ptolemaic map, extending from Egypt to the Red Sea and north to Armenia, first appeared in Muenster's 1540 edition of the Cosmographia. Laor 615.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.