A 17th century two-sheet prospect of Jerusalem after Hollar

DAPPER, Olfert.

Jerusalem.
German, c.1681. Coloured. Two sheets conjoined, total 335 x 1065mm.

Some restoration, manuscript in title to rectify slight misalignment of join, laid on archival paper.

A rare prospect of classical Jerusalem, with a 52-point key of important sites. It is a larger copy of the view in Olfert Dapper's 'Asia' of 1677, itself taken from Wenceslaus Hollar's etching of 1657.

Not in LAOR.
Stock ID : 22280