Kaiser Wilhelm II’s Visit to Jerusalem – A Collection of...
Kaiser Wilhelm II’s Visit to Jerusalem – A Collection of Unique Ephemera – Map of the Imperial Tent Camp, Program and Book of Hymns for Participants in the Dedication Ceremony of the Church of the Redeemer, Ticket of the Kaiser’s "Silberdiener", and More
Collection of especially significant ephemera from Kaiser Wilhelm II’s visit to Jerusalem. The Holy Land and Germany, 1898. German.
1. Official entrance ticket to the dedication ceremony of the Church of the Redeemer, October 31, 1898, issued to "H. Silberdiener Krause" – the person responsible for the Kaiser’s silverware. Printed, and filled out in handwriting. On the back, dress code instructions and a small diagram of the church, indicating doorways.
29X14.5 cm.
2. Official program for the dedication ceremony of the Church of the Redeemer ("Programm für die festliche Einweihung der evangelischen Erlöser-Kirche in Jerusalem am Montag, 31. Oktober 1898"). Berlin: Sonntagsblattes, [1898]; with detailed instructions for participants regarding each of the various stages in the ceremony, from the time of entrance into the church until the departure of the Kaiser and Kaiserin from the premises.
[4] pages, 31 cm.
3. Book of hymns for participants in the dedication ceremony of the Church of the Redeemer ("Kirchliche Festordnung zur Einweihung der evangelischen Erlöser-Kirche in Jerusalem am 31. Oktober 1898"). Berlin: Sonntagsblattes, [1898].
[4] pages, 31 cm.
4. "Map of the Imperial Tent Camp in Jerusalem" ("Plan Des Kaiserlichen Zeltlagers zu Jerusalem"); hand-drawn copied sketch with eighty-seven small, numbered circles, indicating the locations of the tents of the members of the delegation, with their names and positions, in addition to showing the tent of the Kaiser and Kaiserin, hosting parlors, kitchens, the mobile postal station, and additional structures erected on the site. One of the circles is marked in pencil and labeled with the German words "Mein Zelt" ("My Tent"). Clearly, copies of the map were distributed in order to help members of the delegation find their way around the camp.
Approx. 47X47 cm.
5. Large-format postcard with photographic print showing the Kaiser attending a ceremony wherein the German Empire is granted title to the plot of land on Mt. Zion where the Dormition Abbey would eventually be built, in 1910. Printed by Knacksted & Näther, Hamburg. Delivered by mail.
22X15 cm.
6. Rare postcard with colored illustration showing the Imperial Tent Camp in Jerusalem. Printed by H.A.J. Schultz. This postcard does not appear in the catalogue of postcards of the Kaiser’s journey to the Orient assembled by Perry and Pearlman (see: Ralph Perry and David Pearlman, "Postcards commemorating the 1898 journey of the German imperial couple to the Orient", Verein für württembergische Kirchengeschichte, Stuttgart, 2019; pages. 66-67 are devoted to postcards created by the postcard printer "H.A.J. Schultz".
Approx. 9X14 cm.
6 items. Good condition. Minor blemishes and several pinholes to map of imperial tent camp.
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Kaiser Wilhelm II’s Visit to Jerusalem – A Collection of Unique Ephemera – Map of the Imperial Tent Camp, Program and Book of Hymns for Participants in the Dedication Ceremony of the Church of the Redeemer, Ticket of the Kaiser’s "Silberdiener", and More
Collection of especially significant ephemera from Kaiser Wilhelm II’s visit to Jerusalem. The Holy Land and Germany, 1898. German.
1. Official entrance ticket to the dedication ceremony of the Church of the Redeemer, October 31, 1898, issued to "H. Silberdiener Krause" – the person responsible for the Kaiser’s silverware. Printed, and filled out in handwriting. On the back, dress code instructions and a small diagram of the church, indicating doorways.
29X14.5 cm.
2. Official program for the dedication ceremony of the Church of the Redeemer ("Programm für die festliche Einweihung der evangelischen Erlöser-Kirche in Jerusalem am Montag, 31. Oktober 1898"). Berlin: Sonntagsblattes, [1898]; with detailed instructions for participants regarding each of the various stages in the ceremony, from the time of entrance into the church until the departure of the Kaiser and Kaiserin from the premises.
[4] pages, 31 cm.
3. Book of hymns for participants in the dedication ceremony of the Church of the Redeemer ("Kirchliche Festordnung zur Einweihung der evangelischen Erlöser-Kirche in Jerusalem am 31. Oktober 1898"). Berlin: Sonntagsblattes, [1898].
[4] pages, 31 cm.
4. "Map of the Imperial Tent Camp in Jerusalem" ("Plan Des Kaiserlichen Zeltlagers zu Jerusalem"); hand-drawn copied sketch with eighty-seven small, numbered circles, indicating the locations of the tents of the members of the delegation, with their names and positions, in addition to showing the tent of the Kaiser and Kaiserin, hosting parlors, kitchens, the mobile postal station, and additional structures erected on the site. One of the circles is marked in pencil and labeled with the German words "Mein Zelt" ("My Tent"). Clearly, copies of the map were distributed in order to help members of the delegation find their way around the camp.
Approx. 47X47 cm.
5. Large-format postcard with photographic print showing the Kaiser attending a ceremony wherein the German Empire is granted title to the plot of land on Mt. Zion where the Dormition Abbey would eventually be built, in 1910. Printed by Knacksted & Näther, Hamburg. Delivered by mail.
22X15 cm.
6. Rare postcard with colored illustration showing the Imperial Tent Camp in Jerusalem. Printed by H.A.J. Schultz. This postcard does not appear in the catalogue of postcards of the Kaiser’s journey to the Orient assembled by Perry and Pearlman (see: Ralph Perry and David Pearlman, "Postcards commemorating the 1898 journey of the German imperial couple to the Orient", Verein für württembergische Kirchengeschichte, Stuttgart, 2019; pages. 66-67 are devoted to postcards created by the postcard printer "H.A.J. Schultz".
Approx. 9X14 cm.
6 items. Good condition. Minor blemishes and several pinholes to map of imperial tent camp.
