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Auction 208, Lot 532

"Bible Atlas Containing Nine Maps with Explanations Illustrative of Scripture History Designed for Bible Classes and Sabbath Schools"

Subject: Holy Land, School Atlas

Period: 1827 (published)

Publication:

Color: Hand Color

Size:
4.5 x 5.3 inches
11.4 x 13.5 cm
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This small atlas is scarce and possibly the first American produced Bible Atlas, by Richard C. Morse, American Sunday School Union, Philadelphia. It contains nine maps and a couple of text pages explaining the maps in a biblical context. The nine maps include:

Map of Eastern Countries mentioned by Moses.(4.8 x 4").
Map of Canaan for Genesis.(3.7 x 4.8").
Journeyings of Israel in the Wilderness.(3.8 x 4.8").
Canaan for Judges.(3.6 x 4.8").
Canaan for Samuel.(3.6 x 4.8").
General Map of Canaan.(3.7 x 4.8").
Jerusalem and Places Adjacent.(3.6 x 3.5").
Israel, Shewing those Places which are mentioned by the Four Evangelists.(3.7 x 4.8").
Places mentioned in the New Testament, Illustrating St. Pauls Travels and Voyage from Caesarea to Rome.(4.6 x 3.8").

Orange printed wrappers, engraved title page, maps, 2 pages of text.

References:

Condition: B+

Contemporary color with some light soiling and occasional minor foxing or offsetting. Covers are soiled with a few abrasions near the spine.

Estimate: $140 - $170

Sold for: $160

Closed on 4/22/2026

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