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Hand-Colored Panorama of Jerusalem – Olfert Dapper – Amsterdam, 1677 - Ierusalem – Panoramic view of ancient Jerusalem from the east, by Olfert Dapper. [Amsterdam, 1677]. Large hand-colored engraving, from the first Dutch edition of Dapper’s Naukeurige beschryving van gantsch Syrie en Palestyn of Heilige Lant (Amsterdam: Jacob van Meurs, 1677; part II, leaf 327). Upper right corner features a detailed legend identifying 52 landmarks in the city (Dutch); an additional legend in Latin appears along the lower margin. Engraving based on the map of Jerusalem by Wenceslaus Hollar. Engraved map: approx. 31.5X72 cm (printed on two joined sheets; verso blank). Good condition. Minor blemishes. Mounted. Laor 999.