"An Accurate Map of the Holy Land Divided into the XII Tribes of Israel. Accomodated to Sacred History, & Describing the Travels of Jesus Christ", Bowen, Emanuel
Subject: Holy Land
Period: 1766 (published)
Publication: The Maps and Charts to the Modern Part of the Universal History
Color: Black & White
Size:
9 x 12.6 inches
22.9 x 32 cm
This beautiful copper engraved map of Palestine includes part of Syria and spans from Tripoli down to Gaza on the Mediterranean coast. Shows tribal areas including the Ammonites, Ismaelites, and Amalekites in the Arabian Desert. At top left, there is an attractive cartouche with shell, leaf, flower, and scroll motifs.
References: Laor #126; Shirley (BL Atlases) T.BOW-2d #24.
Condition: A
A sharp impression with minor toning.