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[Set of maps of Palestine, Mount Sinai, and Arabia Petraea]

Description:

Relief shown pictorially and by hachures.

Latitudinal and longitudinal lines.

Prime meridian: Greenwich.

Coordinates approximate and based on Greenwich meridian.

4 bar scales on map given in "Geographical miles", "Feet", "Engl. feet", "Roman miles".

Includes index: [Sites of historical interest].

Shows topography, drainage, roads, travel routes, places of historical interest.

"Robinson and Smith's Palestine".

Map [6] has 3 inset maps: Region between Cairo and Suez -- Plan of Petra from Laborde -- Pass of 'Akabah.

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/yn257nd7389

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/yn257nd7389

Language:

eng

Creator:

Kiepert, Heinrich, 1818-1899, Mahlmann, Heinrich, 1812-1848, Robinson, Edward, 1794-1863, Smith, Eli, 1801-1857, and Murray, John, 1778-1843

Publisher:

John Murray

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Digital maps

Subject:

Tomb and Christianity

Date Issued:

1841

Spatial Coverage:

Palestine, Egypt, Sinai, Jerusalem, Sinai, Mount, Arabia, Roman, Cairo, Suez Canal, Jordan, Petra (Extinct city), Sinai (Egypt), Sinai, Mount (Egypt), Cairo (Egypt), and Suez Canal (Egypt)

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