AGSL GeoDiscovery

A new map of Palestine or the Holy Land

Description:

drawn and engraved by W. H. Gamble.

Relief shown by hachures.

Latitudinal and longitudinal lines.

Prime meridian: Greenwich.

Coordinates approximate and based on Greenwich meridian.

2 bar scales on map given in "Statute miles" and "Roman miles".

Shows topography, drainage, settlements of the tribes of Israel, roads and travel routes, places of historical interest.

Includes legend: Explanation.

"Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1864, by S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr., in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pensylvania."

Inset map: Modern Jerusalem.

Appears in Mitchell's New General Atlas. Philadelphia, S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr., 1864.

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/cw773tr1022

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/cw773tr1022, 2014592616, and 898198158

Language:

eng

Creator:

Mitchell, S. Augustus, (Samuel Augustus), Jr.

Publisher:

[S. Augustus Mitchell, Jr.]

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Digital maps

Subject:

Geography, Twelve tribes of Israel, and Christianity

Date Issued:

1864

Spatial Coverage:

Palestine, Jerusalem, and Middle East

Rights:

This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.

Rights Holder:

Images from the Leonard and Juliet Rothman Holy Lands Map Collection courtesy Stanford University Libraries. This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. If you have questions, please contact the David Rumsey Map Center at rumseymapcenter@stanford.edu

License:

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/legalcode

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

JPEG2000

Georeferenced:

false