Philips Authentic Imperial Maps for Tourists and Travellers - Syria and Palestine showing Ancient Sites and their Modern Identifications

Published by G. Philip & Son, London, 1920

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Colour paper map with 2 insets, 55 x 69cm folding into original yellow printed wraps 11 x 20cm, with publisher's adverts to inner panels. Map yellowing, near fine except for perforations along fold. Wraps good, worn to edges, with Chinese language institution stamps to the front. Undated, but Mandate era 1920s-1936, with the main map, Syria and Palestine, 18 miles to 1 inch, showing "The Alawis" and "Jebel ed Druz" as separate entities. The districts of Palestine are numbered for 1) Northern, 2) Southern, and 3) Jerusalem. Principal features are Zionist settlements, roads, and rail, shipping routes and submarine cables. The inset "Palestine showing Physical Features, Ancient Sites, and their Modern Identifications" on a scale of 13 miles ot 1 inch. features Biblical locations as well as Zionist settlements, roads and rivers etc, with colour coding for altitude. The inset plan "Modern Jerusalem" 1:25,000, shows Armenian, Christian, Jewish, and Mohammedan Quarters, principal churches and mosques. (SL#100).…

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Title
Philips Authentic Imperial Maps for Tourists and Travellers - Syria and Palestine showing Ancient Sites and their Modern Identifications
Author
London Geographical Institute (HCC); George Philip & Son
Publisher
G. Philip & Son, London
Publication year
1920
Condition
Very Good
Binding
Soft cover
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Shore Books

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