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Dufour, A. H. (Auguste Henri); Rohrbacher, Rene Francois; Raynaud; Antoine, Louis (Printer); Lahanier, Lacouchy et Cie : Original Map - "Palestine, de l'an 7 avant l'ere chretienne a l'an 29 de J.C. [Palestine, from the year 7 before the Christian era to the year 29 AD]; Pl. 8"; 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 and surrounding areas from the years 7 BCE to 29 CE. A legend corresponds to lines in green, yellow, blue, and pink watercolors, which depict several routes, namely, the Flight into Egypt, the Crossing of the Jordan River, "Route pour les Fetes," "2nd Route pour les Fetes," and route to Phoenia. Two inset maps are the right of the main map, which are titled, "Jerusalem" and "Environs de Jerusalem" ("Surrounding of Jerusalem"). Map with margins measures 21 1/2" x 16 1/2." Actual map area measures 18" x 13." Main map measures 11 1/2" x 13." Each of the inset maps measures about 5" x 5." The vertical 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 and minuscule wear to edges and corners. A Very Good copy. Some of the main depicted regions on the map are Judea, Samaria, Perea, and Phoenicia. The main map features beautiful blue, yellow, and pink watercolors within country or regional borders. The two inset maps are uncolored (black-and-white). Major cities and natural features such as mountains, seas, and rivers are included. The main map has the title in upper-left corners, scales of distance in the lower-right corner, and the legend in the lower-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 "Ecrit par Lahanier, Lacouchy et Cie." This map is Plate 8 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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