For sale in Amsterdam:

one pristine, new copy of the Historic Scientific Atlas of Israel

A very heavy collectors item!

For sale, just one copy of the grand Atlas of Israel, provenance is the Dutch book binding firm which did the book binding some 50 years ago. It has been shelved in a proper, warm, dry place for 50 years.

Atlas of Israel, edition published in segments from 1956-1964. Format 67 x 40 cm, contents of about 200 sheets printed on cardboad high quality paper, total is 4,5 cm thick. Full color printing of the highest order and quality. In excellent state. A first rate historic document on Israel. This is a VERY big and VERY heavy book and a wonderful historic heirloom. A must have for atlas collectors and connoisseurs.

Includes Cartography, Physical geography, History, Demography, Economics, education.

Published by The depertment of Surveys, Ministry of Labour

and The Bialik Institute, the jewish Agency. Israel 1956-1964.

Atlas opened up.

First page.

 

Peutinger map from the Roman era.

 

Natural geography of Israel (example)

 

Precitipation charts etc.

geographic pages. Mapmaking is political stuff!

 

 

More Israel geography at random pages

 

and still more geography

 

Exterior with some of the dust it has collected in 50 years. Format 67 x 40 cm, contents is about 200 sheets, 4,5 cm thick. Full color printing of the highest order and quality. In excellent state.

Price: to be negociated. Updated October 25, 2016.

 

 

Contact information:

Drs. Kees Kaldenbach , kalden@xs4all.nl

Haarlemmermeerstraat 83 hs

1058 JS Amsterdam

The Netherlands

telephone 020 - 669 8119

(from abroad NL +20 - 669 8119)

cell phone 06 - 2868 9775

(from abroad NL +6 - 2868 9775)

 

How to get there (after your booking confirmation!):

- by car: ring road exit S 106 towards the centre, then 1st to the right (paid parking)

- by trams 1 and 17; exit at Surinameplein

- by tram 2; exit Hoofddorpplein.