Large and rare map of al-Haram al-Sharif

[Jerusalem]. El Haram Esh Sharif.

€ 5,000.00

A rare and beautifully rendered plan of one of the holiest areas of Jerusalem, known as al-Haram al-Sharif and the Temple Mount. Encircled in a decorative lithograph border, the top edge of which replicates part of an ornamental inscription from the south wall of the Aqsa Mosque, with the other sides being derived from the 16th-century tiles in the Dome of the Rock. Captioned in English and transliterated Arabic, the map reveals the ground-plan of individual buildings, details of the lower level of "Solomon's Stables", the Western Wall, the Arab Cemetery, and the beautiful Al-Aqsa Mosque. Even the stands of trees, still visible today, appear with careful detail along the paths and walls. The map itself was prepared largely from a survey conducted in 1942, but combines additional mapping information from a survey completed in 1865 by Captain Wilson and a revision of the Al Aqsa plan from 1943.

Light foxing, a little staining and chipping along one crease; altogether in good condition. An uncommon find, with only two listed on OCLC (at Oxford and the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas).