Subject: Holy Land
Period: 1748 (dated)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
12.6 x 9.2 inches
32 x 23.4 cm
This is the northern sheet of a two sheet map covering the Holy Land and its immediate surroundings from Damascus and Sidon south to Apherima in the Tribe of Ephraim. There is good topographical detail and numerous cities and towns are named. Some of the tribes of Israel are located as well. Royal cities, Levitical cities, and cities of refuge are specially marked. Engraved by Guillaume Delahaye.
References: Laor #665.
Condition: A
A clean and colorful example on watermarked paper.