Letts's historical & physical map of ancient Palestine

Description:

Letts, Son & Co. Limited. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights; depths by soundings. Latitudinal and longitudinal lines. Prime meridians: Greenwich. Coordinates approximate and based on Greenwich meridian. 4 bar scales on map given in "English feet", "Stadia", "Roman miles", and "English miles". Shows topography, drainage, territorial boundaries of the tribes of Israel, travel routes, places of historical interest. Includes index: Reference to the tribes. Includes relief profile: [Jerusalem, Salt Sea, and the Mountains of Moab]. Includes table: Corresponding divisions of Palestine under the Canaanites (1), Israelites (2), and Romans in the time of our saviour (3). Descriptive text throughout: Historical notes -- Physical characteristics -- Explanation of coloring. Inset map: Plan showing the probable extent of ancient Jerusalem.

Publisher:

[Letts, Son & Co. Limited]

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Subject:

Geography, Twelve tribes of Israel, Christianity, and Historical geography

Date Issued:

1883

Spatial Coverage:

Palestine, Jerusalem, Dead Sea (Israel and Jordan), and Middle East

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:

More details at:

https://purl.stanford.edu/th164ft1551