First Hebrew book to describe the New World from 1586 up for auction

Igeret Orchot Olam, written almost 450 years ago by Rabbi Abraham ben Mordechai Farissol, contains earliest known descriptions of lands outside Europe and the Middle East.

A rare first edition book in Hebrew, describing the discovery of the New World, is up for auction in Jerusalem.

Igeret Orchot Olam, written by Rabbi Abraham ben Mordechai Farissol and published in 1586 in Venice, contains one of the earliest known descriptions of America and the sub-Saharan continent.

It also has hand-written comments from a renowned 17th century Rabbi.

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High art: Historic aerial shots of pre-state Israel revealed

It was 1937 and publisher Zalman Schocken was looking for an original gift for his friends. The result: 40 spectacular photographs capturing the cities and landscapes from the skies.

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Jerusalem's Old City in 1937. Credit: National Library Photo Collection

Título: Palestina, tribus, y Jerusalén.

Descripción:

Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville (1697-1782) fue uno de los geógrafos franceses más importantes del siglo XVIII. Trabajó durante los reinados de Luis XV y Luis XVI. 

El enfoque de D'Anville de la geografía fue geométrico; creía que la presencia del hombre era digna de reconocimiento solo en la medida en que ayudara al cartógrafo a establecer los límites de un lugar.