An original engraved map of Palestine divided among the tribes, engraved on steel by Ramon Alabern and published in Madrid by Gaspar y Roig. The tribal boundaries are colored by hand in the period, with an inset plan of ancient Jerusalem and the Sinai peninsula in the lower part.
An original engraved map of Palestine divided among the tribes, engraved on steel by Ramon Alabern and published in Madrid by Gaspar y Roig. The tribal boundaries are colored by hand in the period, with an inset plan of ancient Jerusalem and the Sinai peninsula in the lower part.
Medium: steel engraving, hand-colored
Engraver: Ramon Alabern i Moles (Begues, 1811 - Madrid, 1888)
Publisher: Gaspar y Roig, Madrid
Date: 1852
Dimensions: 12.6 x 10.4 in (32 x 26.4 cm)
Condition: good; light foxing and a central horizontal binding fold