1969 Bollman Bird's Eye View Pictorial Map of Jerusalem, Israel

This is a stunning 1969 Herman Bollmann bird's eye view pictorial map of Jerusalem printed with an extraordinary metallic ink. The map depicts the city from Yemin Moshe to the Mount of Offense and from the Rockefeller Museum to Shim'a. Buildings throughout Jerusalem are illustrated in detail, including the Dome of the Rock, the Western Wall, the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Church of the Redeemer, and the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the Old City, which is surrounded by its ancient walls. Numerous gates in the walls are identified. Myriad small buildings are illustrated within the Old City, and the Jewish Quarter, Christian Quarter, Muslim Quarter, and Armenian Quarter are each labeled. Buildings and other sites outside the Old City are also illustrated and labeled, including the Church of the Tomb of the Virgin, Gethsemane, David's Tomb, the Church of Dormition, and the Yemin Moshe Synagogue. The Catholic, Prostestant, Jewish, and Muslim cemeteries are all identified. Numerous streets are identified. The whole is surrounded by a border bearing the name of Jerusalem translated into sixteen different languages.

Publication History and Census

This map was published in many different editions and states, all of which were created by Herman Bollman, who was commissioned by Wim van Leer. The present example was published in Haifa, Israel, by Wim van Leer in 1969, with unforgettable metallic ink. Editions of this same vertically oriented map printed with more conventional ink were also produced. A larger horizontally oriented piece was also created and encompasses more of the city. Every edition bears the same copyright information, indicating that they were created and published simultaneously. We are aware of examples of each of these editions, which vary in rarity. The present example is the only known example of the map featuring this metallic printing process.