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Description geographique de la Terre Promise

Description:

Guilaume Desprez et Jean Desessartz ; dressé pour la lecture de l'ecriture sainte par le Sr. Moullart-Sanson.

Relief shown pictorially.

Latitudinal and longitudinal lines.

Coordinates approximate and based on Greenwich meridian.

2 bar scales on map given in "Pas geometriqes" and "Stades".

Decorative cartouche with illustrations of cherubs and Israelites.

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

"Carte troisieme" -- top left corner.

Appears in Guillaume Desprez et Jean Desessartz's La Sainte Bible en latin et francois. Paris, 1717.

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/qp030vt4533

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/qp030vt4533

Language:

fre

Creator:

Moulart-Sanson, Pierre, -1730 and Desessartz, Jean, 1683?-1733

Publisher:

Guillaume Desprez et Jean Desessartz,

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Digital maps

Subject:

Geography, Twelve tribes of Israel, and Christianity

Date Issued:

1717

Spatial Coverage:

Palestine

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