Auction 68 - Jewish and Israeli History and Culture

"The Scripture Atlas" – Atlas of Biblical Palestine – Engraved Maps, Hand-Colored – London, 1812

Opening: $400
Sold for: $500
Including buyer's premium
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.
Theology and Bibles, Maps and Travelogues
Theology and Bibles, Maps and Travelogues