François Halma / Johannes de Klerk - [Judaica with maps] Kanaän en d'Omleggende Landen - 1717

François Halma / Johannes de Klerk (ed.) - Canaän and the Surrounding Lands, shown in a Dictionary from the Holy Scripture and Josephus, of all Cities, Places, Villages, Hamlets, Mountains, Rivers, etc. of the Jewish Land (…) With necessary country maps and printed illustrations enriched

- Leeuwarden, François Halma, 1717 - (14) + 64 + (2) + 559 pp. - first edition / Dutch edition - original leather - 27 x 21 cm

Condition: fair - binding missing spine; on average neat pages (s.w.a.f. - foldable engraving temple torn on the fold, moisture stain at the back and front, one gathering with browning, single pages stained, some spots, a part of the engravings missing: all available maps and engravings are shown in the photo). Textually complete!

With about 15 (fold-out) maps and engravings, including: Mount Carmel, Map of Paradise, Plan of Jerusalem, Map of the Land of Promise, The Tabernacle, Map of the Land of Syria… etc.

The maps and engravings are very detailed copper engravings, sharp and dark prints. The maps and engravings show similarities to those in precious travel books. The large map is no less than 70 cm wide!

Very scarce and sought-after book. Few offered.