TE'OMIM, EZEKIEL. Derishath Tziyon [geography of the Land of Egypt and the Land of Israel with reference to Biblical passages]

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(ISRAEL, LAND OF)

TE'OMIM, EZEKIEL. Derishath Tziyon [geography of the Land of Egypt and the Land of Israel with reference to Biblical passages]

FIRST EDITION. Appended: Letter sent from the Jews of Shklov (Belarus) to the Jews of Greater Tatary. ff.34, (2). Foxed. Modern boards. 8vo Vinograd, Frankfurt on the Oder 500

Frankfurt on the Oder: Professor Elsner 1806

Est: $400 - $600
Besides providing the geography of Egypt, the author traces its history through the ages, including the Coptic era, the Islamic conquest, followed by Ottoman rule and the Mamluke rebellion, culminating with the French invasion under Napoleon in 1798. The author treats most sympathetically the French administration's attempt at modernization, short-lived though it was.