Search Results: holy land in maps by kadmon naftali

HB LG. good. HIS-ME

Rizzoli, 2001-12-07. Hardcover. Very Good. 0.7600 10.9500 9.3300.

Rizzoli, December 2001. Hardcover. Very Good. Bumping and rubbing along edge of book. Small split at edge on interior back cover. Book otherwise in Very Good condition. No highlighting, underlining, or margin writing.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Rizzoli, 2001 4to (27.5 cm), 164 pp. Publisher's cloth & dust jacket. From the blurb: "The history of the mapping of the Holy Land epitomizes the history of cartography itself. Situated at the crossroads of Africa, Asia, and Europe, the Holy Land has been the focus of intense interest for countless generations; under its various names--Canaan, The Promised Land, Palestine, or Terra Sancta -- it evinces the longest unbroken sequence of mapping in the world. Two principal cartographic traditions dominate this fascinating history: the religious one, based primarily on the Bible and its exegeses; and the classical tradition, represented by Ptolemy, which laid the foundations of modern cartography. The present volume brings together for the first time an historical panorama of these maps: from a 6th-century mosaic from Jordan; through early Hebrew, Christian, and Islamic maps; to maps of the recent past. We see the 13th-century Hereford World Map, with Jerusalem at its center, and the… Read More

Rizzoli, 2001-12-07. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!