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Dufour, A. H. (Auguste Henri); Rohrbacher, Rene Francois; Blondeau, A.; Antoine, Louis (Printer); Lahanier-Lacouchy : Original Map - "Carte de la Route Suivie par les Hebreux, depuis leur depart de l'Egypte, jusqu'a leur entree dans le pays de Chanaan [Map of the Route followed by the Hebrews, from their departure from Egypt, until their entry into the land of Canaan]; Pl. 3"; From "Atlas geographique dresse pour l'histoire universelle de l'eglise catholique de l'abbe Rohrbacher" ("Geographical Atlas, Compiled for, the Universal History of the Catholic Church of Abbot Rohrbacher")

Gaume Freres et J. Duprey, Editeurs, Paris, France, 1861

Text is in French. Original publisher's hand-colored map showing the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt into the land of Canaan. Map with margins measures 16 1/2" x 21 1/2." Actual map area measures 13" x 18." The horizontal center fold line is original as this map came from an atlas. Map is very clean and intact except for some foxing and age toning on front and back, minuscule wear to edges and corners, and a split measuring about 1/2" from the bottom edge along the fold line. A Very Good copy. Watercolors appear in blue, pink, orange, yellow, and green exclusively as underlines or routes. A legend below the title demarcates the routes taken by different Hebrew people including Abraham, Jacob, and the Israelites. The legend also includes the symbol for "Villes regules du Pays de Chanaan conqueres par Josue" (Regulated towns of the Country of Canaan conquered by Joshua"). Composition is roughly centered around the present-day Sinai Peninsula, which is labeled on the map as part of Arabia Petraea (also, Petrea). Egypt is shown to the west; Canaan (includes present-day Israel) is shown to the north. Part of the Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea are also depicted. Printed at the bottom is "Les noms soulignes appartiennent a la Geographie Moderne" ("The underlined names belong to Modern Geography") which refers to names used at the present time of this map's publication in 1855 (this particular copy appeared in an 1861 atlas). Major cities and natural features such as mountains, seas, and rivers are included. Title, legend, and scales of distance in the lower-left corner. Lines of latitude and longitude and neatline also included. The following is printed beneath the map below the neatline: "Gravee par A. Blondeau aine," "Impie. [Imprimerie] de Louis Antoine, r, des Noyers, 70, Paris," and "Ecrit par Lahanier-Lacouchy." This map is Plate 3 from an atlas that accompanied "L'Historie universelle de l'eglise catholique" ("Universal History of the Catholic Church"), a notable work by Abbot Rohrbacher. Rene Francois Rohrbacher (1789-1856) was a French priest, ecclesiastical historian, and politician. The main author of this atlas is Auguste Henri Dufour (1795-1865), a French geographer.. Map. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: No Binding

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