Jerusalem.
[Cologne, 1572]
Hierosolyma, Clarissima totius Orientis civitas . .
13 ½ x 19 ¼ inches. Fine hand color; excellent.
Fascinating engraving containing two aerial views of the city, one as it was at the beginning of the first century BCE, and the other a contemporaneous view. Each is accompanied by legends listing important structures and places that are keyed to the plans. In the lower right is a vignette of Moses receiving the Commandments along with Aaron, whose garments and accouterments are listed in the table to the right.
* Laor 1039, illus. p. 150.
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