Map of Western Palestine. Dieser Artikel ist nicht verfügbar.Map of Western Palestine

[.] From Surveys conducted for The Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund, by Lieuts, C R. Conder and H. H. Kitchener, R.E; Reduced from the One Inch Map in Twenty-Six Sheets. Special Edition, illustrating The Old Testament, The Apocrypha, and Josephus (after the Birth of Jesus) for the Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund by Trelawney Saunders. One large hand-coloured engraved folding maps (159 x 94cm overall), dissected into 30 sections and mounted onto linen, to the scale of 3/8 inch to one mile, folding between marbled-paper covers into original brown cloth slip case. In good condition, though note the slip case shows signs of shelf-wear, including frayed edges and torn corners, and some dark markings on the front and back. The map itself is in very good condition, unmarked and clean. Map of Western Palestine from Surveys conducted for the Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund. This map depicts Western Palestine at the time of the Old Testament. It sources its information primarily in the book of Joshua which chronicles the Israelites conquering and settling in the Holy Land. However, there are additional place names, not mentioned in the Old Testament, that extracted from Josephus' commentary. They key explains symbolism for biblical events that are centuries apart, for example delineating the arrangement of governances during the reign of King Solomon and also tinting and coloration to indicate the tribal territories which were captured in the Assyrian and Babylonian Captivity. This map is unique for its merging of religious historical heritage with cutting edge topographic and demographic data.…