Lot 73
"The Scripture Atlas" – Atlas of Biblical Palestine – Engraved Maps, Hand-Colored – London, 1812
The Scripture Atlas; or, A series of Maps, to Illustrate the Old and New Testament: Drawn from the Best Authorities, Ancient and Modern, by Eminent Artists. London: L. Harrison and J. C. Leigh for Mathews and Leigh, 1812. English.
Atlas with 19 hand-colored engraved maps (five double-page), including maps depicting the estates of the Twelve Tribes, a general map of Palestine, a map of Jerusalem, a map showing the journey of the Israelites in the desert and a map of the Mediterranean Basin. In addition to the maps, the atlas contains a plan of the Temple (not colored).
Additional engraved title page by by N.R. Hewitt (after a painting by Henry Corbould).
[1] engraved plate (title page), 4 pp, [20] engraved plates (maps and the plan of the Temple), [1] p, 29.5 cm. Good condition. Stains. Minor creases. Tears and many stains on tissue guards. Half-leather binding. A paper label with the title of the atlas mounted on front board. Stains, tears and blemishes to binding. Back board mostly detached.
