A Short Geography of the Holy Land, Being an Appendix to the Synopsis of Ancient Geography; To Which are Added an Account of the American Expedition to the Dead Sea, and a Concordance of the Four Evangelists on the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
WINSTANLEY (Rev. E.).

A Short Geography of the Holy Land, Being an Appendix to the Synopsis of Ancient Geography; To Which are Added an Account of the American Expedition to the Dead Sea, and a Concordance of the Four Evangelists on the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

LISBON-PRINTED BIBLICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE HOLY LAND

First edition. 8vo. Modern half calf and marbled boards, gilt lettered black morocco label to spine; a few small scuffs, otherwise near fine. Pasted-in printed title to BB2. 58, 16, iv, 20pp. Lisbon, Printed at the English College, 1850.

£500.00

A brief but scholarly geography of Palestine, based on descriptions in the Bible. An appendix on Commander William F. Lynch’s 1847-48 expedition to the Holy Land (which aimed at mapping the Jordan River and Dead Sea), brings the content up-to-date, with information from the first truly scientific study of the region.

The work was printed at the English College in Lisbon, where the author was President.

Provenance: Ink inscription, ‘Library W. Hilton’, to the title-page. Rev. William Hilton was based at the College at the time.

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A Short Geography of the Holy Land, Being an Appendix to the Synopsis of Ancient Geography; To Which are Added an Account of the American Expedition to the Dead Sea, and a Concordance of the Four Evangelists on the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
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