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Dufour, A. H. (Auguste Henri); Rohrbacher, Rene Francois; Raynaud; Antoine, Louis (Printer); Lahanier et Lansraux : Original Map - "Palestine, sous, Les Machabees, de 167 a 139 avant J.C. [Palestine, under, The Machabees, from 167 to 139 BC]; Pl. 7"; 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 Palestine (Judea) from the years 167-139 BCE, under the reign of the Machabees (Maccabees). The Maccabees were a group of Jewish rebel warriors who took control of Judea, which had been controlled by the Seleucid Empire. After the Maccabees' victory, they established the Hasmonean Dynasty, which ruled from 167 BCE to 37 BCE. 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 clean and intact overall but has some foxing and age toning on front and back and several chips along the edges, which are limited to the margins. A Good copy. This map shows a close-up view of Palestine (Judea). The map features beautiful green, yellow, and pink watercolors. Most of the watercolors are used to demarcate borders or routes. A section of the map is filled in with green watercolor. Major cities and natural features such as mountains, seas, and rivers are included. Scales of distance and a legend are in the lower-right corner. The legend identifies forts and battles won and lost by the Maccabees. Title in upper-left corner. Lines of latitude and longitude and neatline also included. The following is printed beneath the map below the neatline: "Le Trait par Raynaud," "Impie. ['Imprimerie'] de Louis Antoine, 1, rue de Cluny, Paris," and "La Lettre par Lahanier et Lansraux." This map is Plate 7 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-Good. Binding: No Binding

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