Newly Added Antique Map Inventory

Selection of Rare and Antique Maps recently added to the Holy Land, Israel, and Palestine category of Geographicus Antique Map Gallery.

1786 Vaugondy Map of Israel, Palestine or the Holy Land

450.00 USD — Fri, 22 May 2015 16:33:00 +0000

This is a scarce 1786 map of Israel, Palestine or the Holy Land by Robert de Vaugondy. It covers from the ancient city of Sidon in modern day Lebanon south as far as Rinocolure and Raphia (Gaza). Includes the modern day countries of Israel, Lebanon and Jordan. The map includes three insets along the right border. These feature Judea under the Turks, Plan of Jerusalem under the dominion of the Turks and Jerusalem during the time of Jesus Christ. This is a scarce 1845 Thomas Ewing map of Ancient Palestine, Israel or the Holy Land. It covers the region as it existed in Biblical times with divisions for each of the Twelve Tribes of Israel and includes the modern day nations of Israel, Palestine and Lebanon, as well as parts of adjacent Syria and Jordan. Various cities, towns, rivers, mountains and several other topographical details are noted with relief shown by hachure. This is a fine example of Thomas Cowperthwait and S. A. Mitchell's 1854 map of Palestine, Israel, or the Holy Land. This map is a curious combination of a contemporary and a historic map. The color coding details the region as it may have appeared in Biblical times, with the lands claimed by the Tribes of Israel noted. The Ten Cities of the Roman Decapollis are also identified in the lower right. This is a beautiful large 1860 elephant folio map by A. H. Dufour. Essentially three maps on a single sheet, the large map on the left depicts Palestine or Israel or the Holy Land during the time of Jesus Christ. The map in the top right quadrant features the Egypt and the Sinai Peninsula and follows the journeys of the Israelites. The third map, in the lower right quadrant depicts the twelve tribes of Israel. This is a scarce 1844 Adam and Charles Black map of Ancient Palestine, Israel or the Holy Land. It covers the region as it existed in Biblical times with divisions for each of the Twelve Tribes of Israel and includes the modern day nations of Israel, Palestine and Lebanon, as well as parts of adjacent Syria and Jordan. Various cities, towns, rivers, mountains and several other topographical details are noted with relief shown by hachure. This is an attractive 1849 map of Egypt and Arabia by Joseph Meyer. It covers from Greece and the Aegean Islands south as far as modern day Ethiopia and east as far as the Quatar. The map is color coded to show Egyptian, Turkish, Persian, Greek and independent territories. Numerous cities, towns, roads, deserts, mountains and other topographical features are noted throughout. This time in history marks the decline of the Ottoman empire and its hegemony over this region. This is a scarce 1835 map or plan of the ancient cities of Athens (Greece), Rome (Italy), Jerusalem (Israel) and the Peninsula of Mt. Sinai (Egypt) by the important American mapmaker T. G. Bradford. Essentially four maps on a single sheet, each map is highly detailed and beautifully depicts the ancient regions. Athens, capital of the Athenian empire, was the heart of Ancient Greek culture and the quintessential Ancient Greek city state. This is an interesting 1835 example of the map of Israel, Palestine or the Holy Land by the important American mapmaker T. G. Bradford. It covers the region from Sidon south to the southern tip of the Dead Sea and includes the modern day nations of Israel, Lebanon and Palestine as well as parts of Jordan and Syria. The regions claimed by the various tribes of Israel are noted with a key in the lower right quadrant. This is an unusual 1835 map of the Asian Turkey and the Caucuses by the important American mapmaker T. G. Bradford. It depicts the modern day Turkey, Israel/Palestine, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia. Towns, rivers, mountains and various other important topographical details are noted. Mountains are rendered in profile and political and regional territories are color coded. This is a fine example of Christian van Adrichem's rare 1590 map of the lands granted to the Tribe of Simeon at the time of Joshua's division of the Twelve Tribes. Oriented to the East and identifies the lands of the Philistines as well as timber lands rich in Cedar. The Tribe of Simeon occupied the region southwest of Canaan and was bounded by the lands granted to the Tribes of Dan and Judah. Numerous Biblical sites are noted throughout. This is a beautiful and rare 1590 example of Christian van Adrichem's map of the lands granted to the Tribes of Zabulon or Zebulun, Issachar or Isachar and the western half of the tribe of Manasseh at the time of Joshua's division of the Twelve Tribes. The map is oriented to the east and covers from the Sea of Galilee westward to the Mediterranean. Numerous Biblical illustrations include a dramatic scene where Jonas is being cast from a sailing ship into the open maw of the awaiting whale. A fine example of Christian van Adrichem's rare 1590 map of the lands granted to the Tribe of Naphtali at the time of Joshua's division of the Twelve Tribes. The map is oriented to the east and covers form the Sea of Galilee northwards along the Jordan River as far as Lebanon and the Golan Heights. Naphtali was part of the Kingdom of Israel until its lands were conquered by Assyria in c. 723 BC and the population deported. This is a fine example of Christian van Adrichem's rare 1590 map of the lands granted to the Tribe of Gad at the time of Joshua's division of the Twelve Tribes. The map is oriented to the east and covers from the Sea of Galilee and the River Jordan eastward into modern day Jordan as far as Nabataea. This is a beautiful example of Christian van Adrichom's rare 1590 map of the lands granted to the Tribe of Asher at the time of Joshua's division of the Twelve Tribes. The map is oriented to the east and covers western Galilee from the city of Acre (called Ptolemais or Acon in ancient times) northward past the city of Tyre (Tyrus) toward Sidon and Mouth Hermon. This is an appealing example of John Tallis and John Rapkin's 1851 map of Syria. It covers from the Gulf of Iskenderun to the Dead Sea and includes the modern day Syria, Lebanon, Israel and parts of Jordan and Turkey. The map includes beautiful illustrations by H. Warren of baggage camels, Jerusalem and Arabs. This time in history marks the decline of the Ottoman Empire, which Syria was part of, but largely ignored by world affairs. This is a splendid early example of Bastiaan Stoopendaal and Jacob Keur�s c. 1702 map of Canaan (Israel or Palestine). Oriented to the west, this map covers the Holy Land from the Mediteranean to just beyond the Jordan River. This map purports to illustrate the Holy Land as it appeared at the time of Jesus Christ; however, numerous elements from earlier periods have been inherited from Stoopendaal�s various source maps. A beautiful example of Rigobert Bonne's 1783 decorative map of the lands of the Bible's New Testament. Bonne's map covers from Italy eastward to include the eastern Mediterranean, parts of Africa, egypt, Persia, Arabia and Asia Minor. It includes both the Black Sea (Pont-euxin) and the Caspian Sea (Mer Caspienne). Numerous Biblical sites noted throughout. An inset in the lower left quadrant details the city of Jerusalem in the times of Jesus Christ. This is a beautiful example of Alexandre Delamarche's 1850 map of egypt and Israel, Palestine or Holy Land from the time of the Biblical Moses to the reigns of David and Solomon. It covers from egypt to modern day Syria and includes the island of Cyprus. An inset in the bottom right quadrant details ethiopia. The map outlines the extent of the Kingdoms of David and Solomon. Both ancient and contemporary place names are noted. This is an uncommon example of the 1828 view of Jerusalem, Israel, drawn by W. M. Craig. It features a lovely view of one of the oldest cities of the world. The view features palm trees in the foreground and mountains in the background. This view was engraved by Stout as part of Malte-Brun's System of Geography , Vol. I., published in New York by Samuel Walker. An unusual and beautiful 1823 manuscript map of the Palestine, Israel, or the Holy Land in Biblical times. The map generally follows the historical atlas work of the english cartographer James Wyld however is a fully independent and unique hand rendered production. The manuscript geographical data and detail throughout is altogether outstanding and completed in a fine hand adept at decorative text and the rendering of rivers and mountains.

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Newly Added Antique Map Inventory

1786 Vaugondy Map of Israel, Palestine or the Holy Land