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Palestina, siue Terræ Sanctæ descriptio

Description:

Joannes Joansonius.

Relief shown pictorially.

Coordinates approximate and based on Greenwich meridian.

Bar scale on map given in "Miliaria unius horae".

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

Features illustrations of a sea monster, ships, settlements, and Israelites throughout.

19 pictorial vignettes at top and bottom margins: [Biblical scenes].

Appears in Jansson's Atlas major. Amsterdam, 1658. Vol. X. The map is a reprint of Hondius' Situs Terrae Promissionis, after Adrichom. originally published in the Dutch edition of the author's Atlas novus, 1657-59, in vol. III.

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/wj120jg3395

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/wj120jg3395

Language:

lat

Creator:

Jansson, Jan, 1588-1664

Publisher:

[Jan Jansson],

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Digital maps

Subject:

Geography, Twelve tribes of Israel, and Christianity

Date Issued:

1658

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