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LOT 647:
Large Atlas of Maps of Western Palestine – the land of Israel, the British Palestine Exploration Fund – London 1880 ...
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Large Atlas of Maps of Western Palestine – the land of Israel, the British Palestine Exploration Fund – London 1880 – 26 maps – English – Rare
Palestine Exploration Fund, Map of Western Palestine 1880.
Extremely rare.
26 maps of the Land of Israel in addition of a map key, ratio 1:63,360 (inch to mile). The coastline and central settlements are colored by hand.
The authors: R.E. Lieuts., C. R. Conder and H. H. Kitchener. Printed by Stanford's Geographical Establishment, London 1880.
The atlas was published by the Palestine Exploration Fund which was founded in 1865 to historically, archeologically, geologically, zoologically, botanically and meteorologically explore the Land of Israel.
28 leaves.
59.5x69.5 cm.
Condition: Stains and tears, mainly in the binding and first leaf. The binding is detached of its spine.
