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565 x 441 mm chromolithograph map, folding down to a 240 x 120 mm pamphlet. Original pink wrappers. A rare map of Jerusalem during the British Mandate Period, printed especially for British and allied forces stationed in the area. The map is a chromolithograph by the Düsseldorf-born artist Bernhard Gauer (1882-1955), with outer districts pleasantly hand-coloured in yellow and pale green and selected buildings depicted pictorially. On the reverse is a brief guide to everything a serviceman was expected to need in Jerusalem: churches of various denominations (Church of England, Methodist, Greek Orthodox, etc.), four Masonic lodges, officer's clubs for the well-to-do and YMCAs and hostels for the less affluent, and, naturally, bookshops. A map of Palestine and southern Syria is printed on the rear wrapper. An uncommon and thorough guide to the city, from the minutiae of taxi service rates to the locations of holy sites and Europeans' preferred neighborhoods. - Light wear, otherwise in excellent condition. - OCLC 1100427555.…

Radierung auf Japanpapier. -- Blattmaße: ca. 17 x 14,3 cm. -- Auf Papier fixiert, mit winzigen Löchlein -- sonst gut erhalten. // Wir, das Antiquariat Steffen Völkel, kaufen und verkaufen alte Bücher, Handschriften, Zeichnungen, Autographen, Grafiken und Fotografien. Wir sind stets am Ankauf von kompletten Bibliotheken, Sammlungen und Nachlässen interessiert. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 1550.…

Original colour-printed bird's-eye-view of Jerusalem (45 x 55 cm) folding between publisher's original card covers, verso printed with explanatory text. Missing rear cover, map generally in good condition. A map of Jerusalem during the British Mandate Period, printed especially for British and allied forces stationed in the area. The map is a chromolithograph by the Düsseldorf-born artist Bernhard Gauer (1882-1955), with outer districts hand-coloured in yellow and pale green and selected buildings depicted pictorially. On the reverse is a brief guide to everything a serviceman was expected to need in Jerusalem: churches of various denominations (Church of England, Methodist, Greek Orthodox, etc.), four Masonic lodges, officer's clubs for the well-to-do and YMCAs and hostels for the less affluent, and, naturally, bookshops. A map of Palestine and southern Syria is printed on the rear wrapper. An uncommon and thorough guide to the city, from the minutiae of taxi service rates to the locations of holy sites and Europeans' preferred neighbourhoods.…

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. BY THE SYRIAN ORPHANAGE PRESS. Colour chromolithograph map, 565 by 441mm, scale 1:5,000, Index to the recto, folding down to a 240 by 120mm pamphlet with original peach wrappers, featuring printed illustrations of the Mosque of Omar and the Wailing Wall, sketch map of Palestine and Southern Syria to the verso. In very good condition and suitable for framining. Jerusalem, Boulos Afif: p.r. Syrian Orphanage Press, n.d. but c.[1935-40] A decorative map of Jerusalem produced during the British Mandate Period by an arabic orphanage press. Drawn by the Dusseldorf-born artist Bernhard Gauer (1882-1955), the reverse provides a brief guide for the increasing numbers of British and allied forces stationed in the country. The outer districts of Jerusalem are pleasantly hand-coloured in yellow and pale green and selected buildings depicted pictorially. The guide includes churches of various denominations (Church of England, Methodist, Greek Orthodox, etc.), four Masonic lodges, officer's clubs for the well-to-do and YMCAs and hostels for the less affluent, and, naturally, bookshops. A map of Palestine and southern Syria - featured in other Afif guides - is printed on the rear wrapper. Rare.…