Map: Palestine
1989.11.0008
Detailed Images
Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Map: Palestine (1989.11.0008) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | Harrison, J.: Publisher (active 1784-1792) (after) Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville (1697-1782) G. Terry of Paternoster Row (Garnet?): Engraver Full publication is by G. Allen, J. Haywood, G. Terry, and T. Bowen |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period/Date | 1788 CE |
| Culture | British, English |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Width) | 48.2 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Height) | 41.8 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | <0.1 cm |
| Weight | 13 g |
| Measuring Remarks | None |
| Materials | Paper--rag, Pigment--ink |
| Manufacturing Processes | Printed |
| Munsell Color Information | white ( n9 ) -ns black ( 5y 8/2) -ns Yellowish Gray (5y 8/2) - background Dark Grayish Olive (5y 2/2) - sea coast |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | -There are four insets: (1) "The Tribes", (2) "Jerusalem", (3) "Positions", and (4) A scale - |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | Holy Land Maps. "Palestine" by d'Anville, engraved by G. Terry. London: J. Harrison, 1788. |
| Bibliography | Brown, Lloyd A. Mapmaking: The Art That Became a Science.Chap. IV, "Ptolemy's Rules for Mapmakers." Boston and Toronto: Little, Brown and & Company, 1960. |
Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | N/A |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | The Seymour and Muriel Yale Collection of Coins of the Ottoman Empire and Other Middle East States |
| Reproduction | no |
| Reproduction Information | N/A |