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Palestine with the Hauran and the adjacent districts

Description:

by W. Hughes ; published under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge ; Robinson, Burckhardt, Jacotin, &c.

Relief shown by hachures.

Latitudinal and longitudinal lines.

Prime meridian: Greenwich.

Coordinates approximate and based on Greenwich meridian.

Bar scale on map given in "English Miles".

Shows topography, drainage, boundaries of the twelve tribes of Israel, travel routes, places of historical interest.

Includes descriptive text and a legend: Table of elevations, &c.

Inset map: (Modern) plan of Jerusalem.

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/kh017ym9219

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/kh017ym9219

Language:

eng

Creator:

Hughes, William, 1818-1876, Burckhardt, John Lewis, 1784-1817, Jacotin, Pierre, 1765-1827, and Robinson, Edward, 1794-1863

Publisher:

Chapman & Hall

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Digital maps

Subject:

Twelve tribes of Israel and Christianity

Date Issued:

1843

Spatial Coverage:

Palestine, Syria, Hauran, Jerusalem, and Hauran (Syria)

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