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Auction 206, Lot 580
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"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: 1752 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
9 x 12.7 inches
22.9 x 32.3 cm
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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. Published in A Complete Atlas or Distinct View of the Known World (1752), The Maps and Charts to the Modern Part of the Universal History (1766), and possibly other publications.

References: Laor #126.

Condition: B+

On a lightly toned sheet with a few light spots. Remnants of hinge tape on verso.

Estimate: $150 - $180

Sold for: $75

Closed on 11/12/2025

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