Catalog Archive
Auction 88, Lot 225

"Heylige Land verdeeld in de Twaals Stammen Israels…", Brue, Adrien Hubert

Subject: Holy Land

Period: 1821 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
18.7 x 15.7 inches
47.5 x 39.9 cm
Download High Resolution Image
(or just click on image to launch the Zoom viewer)

Beautiful map of present day Israel and Jordan. Colored to reveal the divisions between the twelve tribes of Israel. The large pictorial title cartouche shows Christ healing the sick and the scale of miles includes two men using calipers on a map. Richly engraved with place names, mountains, and forests. Very fine condition with a fine watermark and lovely later coloring.

References:

Condition: A+

Estimate: $275 - $350

Sold for: $175

Closed on 10/2/1999

Archived