10 Gorgeous Old Maps of Jerusalem

The National Library of Israel has published 200 historical maps of Jerusalem on the Internet. They are high resolution and free to use. The maps were donated by Eran Laor a philosopher, poet and Jewish Agency official during the Mandate era.

Jerusalem Map 1

Map of the Land of Israel with a depiction of Jerusalem, showing the place of the Temple. After the “Vilna Gaon”. Manuscript, 19th century.

Plan_du_Mont_Morija_ou_le_Haram_ech-Cherif_des_Arabes_(1888)_-_par_le_Chevalier_Docteur_Ermete_Pierotti,_architecte-ingenieur

An exact plan of Mount Moriah – al-Ḥaram ash-Šarīf, the Temple Mount. Includes detailed index. Manuscript by Pierotti, who served as Jerusalem town engineer.

Plan_de_Jerusalem_ancienne_et_moderne_(1888)_-_par_le_Chevalier_Docteur_Ermete_Pierotti,_architecte-ingenieur

Plan of old and modern Jerusalem. Manuscript prepared by Pierotti, who served as the town engineer. An accurate and detailed map.

Ierusalem,_et_suburbia_eius,_sicut_tempore_Christi_floruit,_cum_locis,_in_quibus_Christus_passus_est..._-_descripta_per_Christianum_Adrichom_Delphum

Imaginary plan of ancient Jerusalem and its suburbs at the time of Jesus Christ. An enlarged copy of Adrichem’s map, but oriented to the north. From the German edition of Braun and Hogenberg, Civitates Orbis Terrarum, 1590.

View_of_the_Holy_city_of_Jerusalem_in_ancient_times_-_Lit._I.D._Sytin

View of the Holy city of Jerusalem in ancient times. Drawn after Eltzner. Index in Russian, Moscow, Sytin, 1894.

Die_Statt_Jerusalem-17th-century

Plan of Jerusalem after Villalpando. 17th century.

Map_of_Jerusalem-_grounded_on_Tobler's_map

Map of Jerusalem grounded on Tobler’s map. 1861.

Prospectus_Sanctae_olim_et_celeberrimae_Urbis_Hierosolymae_opera_et_impensis;_Matthaei_Seutteri._Prospekt_der_vormals_Welt_Beruehmten_Stadt_Jerusalem

Map of Jerusalem grounded on Tobler’s map. 1861.

Geneaology of Christ Map

An imaginary plan of ancient Jerusalem. Includes an impressive representation of the Temple as a fortress. Sayer, London, 1770.

Gerusalemme-_La_Santa_citta_di_Gerusalemme

Manuscript map of Jerusalem. Probably drawn by an Italian monk, end of the 16th century.

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