Jerusalem Heart the Elder, Johann Daniel Aufris and design of the capital in Palestine, and residence of the Jewish kings Jerusalem. (From) the reports of the old, especially Josephi and the annotations of the new writers with possible diligence and reasonableness (...). About 1735. engraving on laid paper. 79 x 117.5 cm (82.5 x 121.5 cm). Signed in the plate. With Latin inscription. Framed under glass. With the very rare publisher's legend. - The complete panorama of the city of Jerusalem by Johann Daniel Herz (1693-1754) simultaneously depicts various aspects of the story of Jesus as well as different areas of the historic city. The Augsburg engraver and publisher demonstrates his skill through the detailed compositional design of the engraving and the fine lines of the print. The top view and the various scenes are explained by the numbering printed in the plate in the accompanying publisher's legend. In total, Herz combined 159 different scenes and locations of the city in his artwork. - Signed: Johan Daniel Herz Senior invent. delin. sculpsit et excudit. Augustae Vindelicor. AA.LL. Societas execudit Viennae et Aug. Vindel. - Johann Daniel Herz was an engraver and publisher from Augsburg, who mainly produced landscapes with biblical themes. - With centrefold and horizontal fold. Fully backed with linen on verso. Recto with mounted, irregularly browned adhesive strip all round. Inscription partly covered by adhesive strip. With slight visible curvature in places due to mounting, as well as scattered brown stains and minimal tears. Overall, this is a very high-contrast and splendid copy of the copper engraving. - With: Publisher's legend. Printed on laid paper. 36 x 21.5 cm. Framed under glass. - Partly laminated with paper verso. Stained with tears and losses. The text largely undamaged and still fully legible. Copperplate engraving on laid paper. Framed under glass. - With the very rare publisher's legend. - The overall panorama of the city of Jerusalem by Johann Daniel Herz (1693-1754) simultaneously depicts various aspects of the story of Jesus, as well as different areas of the historical city. The Augsburg engraver and publisher demonstrates his skill with the detailed composition of the engraving and the fine lines of the print. The top view and the various scenes are explained by the numbering printed in the plate in the accompanying publisher's legend. In total, Herz combined 159 different scenes and locations of the city in his artwork. - Johann Daniel Herz was an engraver and publisher from Augsburg, who mainly produced landscape depictions with biblical themes. - With centrefold and horizontal fold. Fully backed with linen on verso. Recto with mounted, irregularly browned adhesive strip all around. Inscription partly covered by adhesive strip. With slight visible curvature in places due to mounting, as well as scattered brown stains and minimal tears. Overall a very richly contrasted and splendid copy of the copper engraving. - With: Publisher's legend. Printed on laid paper. 36 x 21.5 cm. Framed under glass. - Partly laminated with paper verso. Stained with tears and losses. The text is largely undamaged and still fully legible. This lot is taxed. A premium of 24.95% will be added to the hammer price and 7% (books, art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, silkscreens, offset prints, photographs) to the final invoice amount in the European Union. This work is subject to the regular margin scheme. There is a 24.95% buyer's premium on the hammer price and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offsetprints and Photographs) on the final invoice amount in the European Union.