HOLLAR, Wenceslaus (1607-1677). Vera Hierosolymae veteris imago. [London:] 1656.
Dramatic bird's eye view of ancient Jerusalem within its walls. The Civitas David is a circular walled structure in the top-left, with a square keep in the centre, while the Temple is bottom centre. This print was one of a series of 8 such etchings executed by Hollar that derived from the work of the Italian Jesuit, Johannes Baptista Villapando. They are reduced in size from the original engravings, although Pennington notes that the present view 'is superior to that in the Italian book.' Pennington 1129.
Double-page etched bird's-eye view, verso blank, 361 x 452mm (plate mark), 447 x 540mm (sheet).
HOLLAR, Wenceslaus (1607-1677). Vera Hierosolymae veteris imago. [London:] 1656.
Dramatic bird's eye view of ancient Jerusalem within its walls. The Civitas David is a circular walled structure in the top-left, with a square keep in the centre, while the Temple is bottom centre. This print was one of a series of 8 such etchings executed by Hollar that derived from the work of the Italian Jesuit, Johannes Baptista Villapando. They are reduced in size from the original engravings, although Pennington notes that the present view 'is superior to that in the Italian book.' Pennington 1129.
Double-page etched bird's-eye view, verso blank, 361 x 452mm (plate mark), 447 x 540mm (sheet).
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