Nine Maps of Palestine – Hand-colored Woodcuts and Engravings – 16th-18th Centuries

Nine maps of Palestine – woodcuts and engravings, most are hand-colored. [16th-18th centuries].
The collection includes the following maps:
* Ierusalem ciuitas sancta, olim metropolis regni iudaici, hodie uero colonia Turcae [Jerusalem the Holy City, former capital of the Judean Empire, today a Turkish colony]. Leaf (four pages) from Sebastian Münster's Cosmographia. [Basel, 16th century] Hand-colored woodcut.
* Terre Sainte suivant les nouvelles observations de Mess. De l'Academie Royale des Sciences, map of Palestine divided according to the inheritances of the 12 Tribes. Hand-colored engraving. From the Nouvel Atlas, tres-exact et fort commode pour toutes sortes de personnes, by Pieter van der Aa (Leiden, 1714).
* Peregrinatie ofte Veertich larige Reyse der Kinderen Israels, map of Palestine portraying the Exodus from Egypt. The lower third of the map is adorned with a large illustration incorporated with vignettes of the Exodus. Hand-colored engraving by Jacob van Meurs. [Amsterdam, 17th century].
* Terre Sainte Moderne / Descriptio acurata Terrae Promissae, two maps of Palestine (on one plate) – an "ancient" map and a "modern" one. [Paris, 18th century].
* More maps.
Size and condition vary. 19X21 cm. to 54X72 cm.