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Map A map of the Land of Canaan or Holy Land, as divided among the twelve tribes which God promised to Abraham and his seed

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Title

  • A map of the Land of Canaan or Holy Land, as divided among the twelve tribes which God promised to Abraham and his seed

Names

  • Bowles, John, 1701-1779.

Created / Published

  • London : John Bowles, 1760.

Headings

  • -  Bible.--Old Testament--Geography--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Twelve tribes of Israel--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Palestine

Genre

  • Maps

Notes

  • -  Shows territories of the twelve tribes.
  • -  Relief shown pictorially.
  • -  Prime meridian appears to be Ferro.
  • -  Includes inset of: "A map of the fourty years sojourning of the children of Israel through the wilderness to the Land of Canaan" and notes.
  • -  LC copy mounted on cloth and laminated.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Medium

  • 1 map : hand colored ; 46 x 57 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G7481.2 1760 .M3
  • 7481.2 1760 .M3 Copy 2. Mounted on cloth and laminated. Separated along fold line.

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2016586537

Online Format

  • image

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Credit Line: Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division.

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Chicago citation style:

Bowles, John. A map of the Land of Canaan or Holy Land, as divided among the twelve tribes which God promised to Abraham and his seed. London: John Bowles, 1760. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2016586537/.

APA citation style:

Bowles, J. (1760) A map of the Land of Canaan or Holy Land, as divided among the twelve tribes which God promised to Abraham and his seed. London: John Bowles. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2016586537/.

MLA citation style:

Bowles, John. A map of the Land of Canaan or Holy Land, as divided among the twelve tribes which God promised to Abraham and his seed. London: John Bowles, 1760. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2016586537/>.