Geographical and historical maps, illustrative of sacred history

Description:

Walker sculp ; [Jehoshaphat Aspin]. Relief shown pictorially. Latitudinal and longitudinal lines. Prime meridians: London and Ferro. Coordinates approximate and based on Greenwich meridian. 4 bar scales on map given in "British Miles", "Toises", "Hebrew cubits", and "Jewish stadii". "Engraved for Lavoisne's Atlas." Shows topography, drainage, territorial boundaries of the tribes of Israel, travel routes, places of historical interest. "No. 11" -- top right corner. Descriptive text at bottom: Description of the land of Canaan; with a summary account of the Canaanites, the journeys and conquests of the Israelites, &c. Inset maps: Form of the camp of the Israelites -- Plan of the city of Jerusalem.

Creator:

Aspin, Jehoshaphat, active 18th century-19th century

Publisher:

J. Barfield

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Maps

Subject:

Geography, Twelve tribes of Israel, and Christianity

Date Issued:

1828

Spatial Coverage:

Palestine and 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:

More details at:

https://purl.stanford.edu/wg312gk2136