Map: Palestinae Seu Terrae Promissionis
1989.11.0019
Detailed Images
Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Map: Palestinae Seu Terrae Promissionis (1989.11.0019) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | Blaire, John: Author (1722-1782) Thomas Kitchin: Engraver (d. 1784) |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period/Date | 1790 CE |
| Culture | European |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Width) | 59.5 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Height) | 46.8 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | <0.1 cm |
| Weight | 43 g |
| Measuring Remarks | None |
| Materials | Paper--rag, Pigment--ink |
| Manufacturing Processes | Printed |
| Munsell Color Information | white (5y8/1) -ns black ( 5y2.5/1) -ns Yellowish Gray (7.5y 8.5/2)-background |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | Cartographer: Blair/Kitchin. Detailed map of the history of Palestine and surrounding area. Language is Latin. |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | Holy Land Maps. "Palestinae Seu Terrae Promissionis…" by John Blaire. Engraved by Thomas Kitchin. From The Chronology and History of the World. London: 1768. <http://www.jnul.huji.ac.il/dl/maps/pal/html/eng/pal002368371.htm> Christie's. The Chronology and History of the World. London (no publisher), 1790. <http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot/blair-john-the-chronology-and-1745988-details.aspx?intObjectID=1745988> |
| Bibliography | Laor, Eran. Maps of the Holy Land: Cartobibliography of Printed Maps, 1475-1900. New York: A. R. Liss, 1986. Catalog #108. Grant, Michael. Ancient History Atlas. P.9. New York: The Macmillian Company, 1972. Worldcat. The Chronology and History of the World, from the Creation to the Year of Christ by Revd. John Blair L.L.D. London: 1790. <http://www.worldcat.org/title/chronology-and-history-of-the-world-from-the-creation-to-the-year-of-christ-1790-illustrated-in-lvi-tables-to-the-ist-olympiad-by-the-revd-john-blair-lld/oclc/642206787/editions?referer=di&editionsView=true> |
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 |