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I'm not sure how "accessible to buy" these are, but facsimiles are available of these very important works in the history of mapping the holy lands : - Abraham Bar-Jacob's Map in the Amsterdam Haggadah (1695) <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/1695map.html> - (here it is on e-Bay<http://cgi.ebay.com/1712-AMSTERDAM-HAGGADAH-MAP-hebrew-judaica-book-/370354243396#ht_24511wt_1139> ) - Peregrinatio in terram sanctam<http://www.reference-global.com/doi/abs/10.1515/9783110215816.fm> by Bernhard von Breydenbach (see facsimile) - Isidore, of Seville, Saint, d. 636 (see https://www.lib.umn.edu/bell/histmapimages) (click on Isidore, of Seville, Saint, d. 636 in the right side-bar) From: *Isidori Iunioris Hispalensis episcopi Ethimologiarum libri numero viginti finiunt foeliciter... *Augsburg, Günther Ziner, 1472. This is the first printed "TO" map of the world. Catalog record and call number: TC Wilson Library Bell 1472 fIs Non-Circulating<http://umnlib.oit.umn.edu/F?func=direct&local_base=umn01pub&doc_number=002403635> . *Please note: **Clicking on this link will open a new tab or window depending on your browser.* - Also, see the timeline of mapping the holy lands<http://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ie=UTF-8&ion=1&nord=1#q=holy+land+maps&hl=en&nord=1&qscrl=1&site=webhp&prmd=ivnscm&tbs=tl:1&tbo=u&ei=0LqoTdj9Jsnf0QHZwNH5CA&sa=X&oi=timeline_result&ct=title&resnum=22&ved=0CJgBEOcCMBU&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=253a85f0f6bc4b61&ion=1> 400 AD-2011 - A good reference book to get acquainted with maps of the holy lands is *Maps of the Holy Land: **images of Terra Sancta through two millennia*by Kenneth Nebenzahl. Many libraries have this book in their collections, which you can find on WorldCat <http://www.worldcat.org>. Best regards, Brent Allison -- Brent Allison Librarian, James Ford Bell Library Archives and Special Collections University of Minnesota Libraries 472 Wilson Library Minneapolis, MN 55455 b-a...@umn.edu (612) 624-0306 Google Talk: b-a...@umn.edu On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 2:32 PM, Lee Leibold <leeleib...@aol.com> wrote: > This is a MapHist list message (when you hit 'reply' you're replying to the > whole list) > o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + > > > Can I get thoughts on the 10 best "Holy Land Maps" that are accessible to > buy, and display well? > Looking for to be part of a traveling exhibit on the Bible and Holy Land. > Thanks, > > Lee Leibold > Dallas, Texas > > > _______________________________________________ > MapHist: E-mail discussion group on the history of cartography > hosted by the Faculty of Geosciences, University of Utrecht. > The statements and opinions expressed in this message are those of > the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the University of > Utrecht. The University of Utrecht does not take any responsibility for > the views of the author. > List Information: http://www.maphist.nl > > Maphist mailing list > Maphist@geo.uu.nl > http://mailman.geo.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/maphist >
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