Lot 289
Geographical Dictionary of Canaan – François Halma – Leeuwarden, 1717 – Engravings and Maps
Kanaan en d'omleggende Landen, vertoont in een Woordenboek uit de H. Schrift en Josephus. Leeuwarden: François Halma, 1717. Dutch.
Geographical dictionary for Biblical sites, listing cities, villages, rivers and additional sites referred to by the Scriptures and Josephus Flavius; based on ancient and new sources, including Saint Jerome, Eusebius of Caesarea, Jacques Bonfrère and others. With three short works bound at end (Dutch): "Description of the Holy Land" by Burchard of Mount Sion (Brochardus), "A Journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem" by Henry Maundrell and a biblical chronology by Robert Arnauld d'Andilly. The book features 31 engraved plates (mostly double plates; some folding): engraved title page; maps of the Middle East, Palestine and Jerusalem; fine engravings showing various sites in Palestine and its surroundings – Jerusalem and its sites, Jaffa, Ramla, Mount Tabor, Damascus, Beirut, and more; and engravings depicting various objects and customs – a Holy Ark, the vessels of the Temple, a Jewish burial ceremony and more. François Halma (1653-1722), cartographer, bookseller and publisher, active in Utrecht, Amsterdam and Leeuwarden. Published numerous works on theology, philosophy and geography.
[6] ff., 64, [2], 559 pp. + [31] plates, 26 cm. Good condition. Minor stains and creases. Minor blemishes. Small tears to edges of some pages. Vellum-covered boards, with blind embossed design, worn. Tears; loss to spine.
