1947 Salmon City Plan or Map of Jerusalem

This is Frederick John Salmon's 1947 city plan or map of Jerusalem's Old City, published six months before the United Nations adopted the Partition Plan for Palestine. Notable sites throughout the Old City are identified, with particular emphasis on Temple Mount. The Dome of the Rock, the El Aqsa Mosque, and Solomon's Stables (now the El-Marwani Mosque), are labeled, among other sites. Buildings owned by religious communities throughout the Old City and in the surrounding area are shaded brown. Sixty-three sites throughout the map are numerically labeled and correspond with an index situated in the lower right. Outside the Old City, King David's Tomb and the Church of the Dormition appear on Mt. Zion. Several hospitals, schools, and cemeteries are also identified. Orange manuscript shading highlights the City of David. Today, the City of David, a neighborhood in Silwan, is home to a Palestinian village that coexists with an Israeli settlement and an archaeological site believed to be the original settlement site.

Publication History and Census

Two editions of this map were published prior to 1947. The first edition was compiled, drawn, and printed in Palestine under the direction of Frederick John Salmon, the Commissioner for Lands and Surveys. A second edition was published in 1945 with new information supplied by the Department of Antiquities. The present example represents the third edition, which, per the map, is a 'modified reprint' that was published in May 1947.