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LOT 187:
Map of the Inheritance of the Tribe of Ephraim - Original Hand-Painted Etching by Thomas Fuller 1650
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Start price:
$
120
Estimated price:
$300 - $400
Auction house commission:
22%
VAT: On commission only
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Ancient map of the tribe of Ephraim's inheritance on the east side of the Jordan - engraving by Thomas Fuller, from the British cartographer's famous work, A Pisgah-Sight of Palestine 1650.
Thomas Fuller [1606-1661] Historian, English churchman and prolific writer. His book, A Pisgah-Sight of Palestine and the confines thereof; with the history of the Old and New Testaments acted thereon was published in London in 1650, and included maps and drawings of the Land and its boundaries. The map before us displays the boundaries of the inheritance of the tribe of Reuven as a part of a series of maps of the tribes' inheritances which are brought in the book. A signed certificate of authenticity is attached.
[1] map, paper. 34x29 cm. Placed in passe-partout and a wood and glass frame: 52x48 cm.
Very fine condition, fold marks.
