Jerusalem.- Hollar (Wenceslaus) Ierusalem. Hierusalem Veteris Imago

Jerusalem.- Hollar (Wenceslaus) Ierusalem. Hierusalem Veteris Imago Vera, engraved bird's-eye view, on two sheets conjoined, the whole plate, title and key with double-ruled borderline in red ink, total sheet approx. 425 x 1090 mm (16 3/4 x 42 7/8 in), laid onto paper support, mounted on conservation linen, old folds and creases, numerous marginal losses with expert restoration, some areas of loss within the plate replaced in ink facsimile, scattered spotting and surface dirt, handling creases, unframed, 1660 Literature: R. Pennington, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Etched Work of Wenceslaus Hollar, 1982, no. 1130 *** Scarce at auction. Hollar's grand reimagining of ancient Jerusalem, complete with the Temple envisaged before its destruction.

Estimation:€3,581.7

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