The Forty Years Travels of the Children of Israel.

Estimate: $300–$500
Hammer price: Not recorded

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

BLOME, RICHARD.

Place

London c. 1687

Description

Double-page. Wide margins.

references

Laor 111.

summary

Detailed copperplate map displays the Holy Land and surrounding environs from Byblos to Memphis. Path of the Israelites’ wanderings are depicted. Also shown are Egyptians chasing Israelites into the sea, Hiram’s deployment of ships bearing wood with which Solomon’s Temple would be built and Solomon’s navy embarking on an exploration of Africa.

17.5 x 20 inches (44 x 51 cm) sheet size.

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