Kedem Auctions Ltd.: Jerusalem: Art, Photographs and Books - Amos Mar Chaim Collection, 104b, Jerusalem

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Auction Report
Auction Date
October 22, 2025 - October 22, 2025
Page Size: 80 items in 4 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
137 Cornelis de Bruijn

Cornelis de Bruijn -- A Voyage to the Levant -- London, 1702 -- Panorama of Jerusalem and Numerous Engravings

London 1702 Not Available USD 2,250.00
138

Pilgrimage to the Holy Land -- Peter Villiger -- Konstanz, 1603 -- First Edition

Konstanz 1603 Not Available USD 1,000.00
139

Sandys Voyagien -- Travelogue of the Holy Land and the East by George Sandys -- Amsterdam, 1654 -- Engravings

Amsterdam 1654 Not Available Not Sold
140

Le Voyage de la Terre-Sainte -- Jean Doubdan -- Paris, 1666 -- Map of Jerusalem and Additional Engravings

Paris 1666 Not Available USD 375.00
141 Augustin Calmet

Augustin Calmet -- Biblical Dictionary -- Venice, 1726 -- Engravings and Maps

Venice 1726 Not Available USD 250.00
142

La Terre Sainte Illustree -- Description of the Holy Land and the Sacred Sites, with Illustrations -- Paris, 1861

Paris 1861 Not Available USD 137.50
143

Pictorial Geography of the Holy Land -- Bath, 1851 -- Engravings

Bath 1851 Not Available USD 275.00
144

Travelogue of the Holy Land -- Albert Augustus Isaacs -- First Edition -- London, 1862 -- Engravings

London 1862 Not Available USD 250.00
145

Victor Guerin -- La Terre Sainte -- Paris, 1882 -- Volume I in Ornate Binding -- Illustrations of Jerusalem and its Sites

Paris 1882 Not Available Not Sold
146

La Terre-Sainte -- Travelogue to the Holy Land by Jean-Jacques Bourasse -- Tours, 1860 -- First Edition, with Printed Illustrations

Tours 1860 Not Available USD 125.00
147

Palestine Exploration Fund -- 49 Large Lithographic Plates -- Plans and Drawings of the Excavations in Jerusalem

Not Available USD 500.00
148

Le Temple de Jerusalem, by Melchior de Vogue -- Paris, 1864 -- Hand-Colored Plates

Paris 1864 Not Available USD 1,625.00
149

Picturesque Palestine -- Comprehensive Study of Palestine -- London, 1880s -- Numerous Engravings

London 1880s Not Available USD 275.00
150

Picturesque Palestine -- Comprehensive Study of the Holy Land -- New York, 1881-1883 -- Numerous Engravings -- Two Volume Set

New York 1881-1883 Not Available USD 400.00
151

Plan of the Temple Mount -- Large-Scale Architectural Sketch from the First British "Ordnance Survey of Jerusalem" -- England, 1865

England 1865 Not Available USD 2,375.00
152

Hand-Colored Map of Jerusalem -- Christian van Adrichem -- Cologne, Ca. 1584

Cologne, Ca. 1584 Not Available USD 937.50
153

Map of Jerusalem -- Franz Hogenberg after Christian van Adrichem -- Cologne, 1588 -- From the First Latin Edition of Civitates Orbis Terrarum -- The Rarest of the Three Jerusalem Maps

Cologne 1588 Not Available USD 687.50
154

Breve Descrittione della Citta di Gierusalemme -- Italian Translation of Christian van Adrichem's Description of Jerusalem -- Verona, 1590

Verona 1590 Not Available USD 375.00
155

Hand-Colored Map of Jerusalem -- August Christian Fleischmann, after Christian van Adrichem -- Nuremberg, Ca. 1736

Nuremberg, Ca. 1736 Not Available USD 1,125.00
156

Hand-Colored Map of Jerusalem -- Matthaus Seutter after Christian van Adrichem -- Augsburg, ca. 1745

Augsburg, ca. 1745 Not Available USD 350.00
157

Hand-Colored Map of Jerusalem -- Cologne, 1575 -- From the First Latin Edition of Civitates Orbis Terrarum

Cologne 1575 Not Available USD 1,375.00
158

Hand-Colored Map of Jerusalem -- Cologne, 1576 -- From the First German Edition of Civitates Orbis Terrarum

Cologne 1576 Not Available USD 2,125.00
159

Map of Jerusalem -- Heinrich Bunting -- Prague, 1592 -- Rare

Prague 1592 Not Available USD 400.00
160

Map of Jerusalem -- Heinrich Bunting -- Magdeburg, 1600

Magdeburg 1600 Not Available USD 275.00
161

The Temple -- Heinrich Bunting -- Magdeburg, Late 16th Century

Magdeburg, Late 16th Century Not Available Not Sold
  • SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    The Odfjell Collection
    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON: «The heart of the Antarctic» + SUPPLEMENT «The Antarctic Book», 1909.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.
    SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    The Odfjell Collection
    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ELEAZAR ALBIN: «A natural History of Birds.» + «A Supplement», 1738-40. Wonderful coloured plates.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: JAMES JOYCE: «Ulysses», 1922. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
  • Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Hooke, Robert. Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses. London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Chappuzeau, Samuel. The history of jewels, first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Sowerby, James. Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions, London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.
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  • Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, Americae pars Borealis, double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, Map of the United States, London and Liverpool, 1827.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, Typus Orbis Terrarum, hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, Chart of the World, oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800).
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, A General Atlas, 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 240: Anthony Finley, A New American Atlas, 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 263: John Bachmann, Panorama of the Seat of War, portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, Cosmographei, Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, Epitome Theatri Orteliani, Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae, Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt, 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 341: John James Audubon, Carolina Parrot, Plate 26, London, 1827.