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| Artifact Identification | Map: Tribe of Zebulun (1995.25.0070) | |
| Classification | Communication Artifacts : Documentary Artifact : Map | |
| Visual Description | Map of Hold Land, Tribe of Zebulun. Map has half-inch cream-colored border. Map has latitudinal and longitudinal designations around the edges. Elevation, trees, camps, and vineyards are designated, along with symbols, which are explained in the legend at the top, right-hand corner of the map. Map is rectangular in shape, with the long sides on the top and bottom, and short sides on the left and right. Done in black ink, with English text. There is a drawing of a one mast ship in the top, left-hand corner of the map, with the text "Tribe of Zebulun" above it. The "Sea of Galilee or Tiberias" is along the right-hand edge of the map. | |
| Artist/Maker | Mathews & Leigh The Scripture Atlas or a Series of Maps to Illustrate the Old and New Testament London, Printed for Mathews & Leigh by L. Harrison and J.C. Leigh, 1812 | |
| Geographic Location | Europe, West, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, England, London | |
| Period/Date | George III, 1812, 1800 to 1825 CE | |
| Culture | British, English | |
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Physical Analysis |
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| Dimension 1 (Width) | 28.8 cm | |
| Dimension 2 (Height) | 21.3 cm | |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | <0.1 cm | |
| Weight | 10 g | |
| Measuring Remarks | None | |
| Materials | paper, pigment--ink | |
| Manufacturing Processes | printing | |
| Munsell Color Information | white (n9 ) -ns black ( 5y 8/2) -ns Yellowish Gray (2.5y 8.5/2) - upper right corner Moderate Olive Brown (2.5y 3/2) - shoreline Sea of Galilee Dark Olive Brown (2.5y 2/2) - border | |
Research Remarks |
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| Published Description | Map shows one of the tribes, Zebulun, of Jerusalem | |
| Scholarly Notes | BLACK PRINT ON WHITE, HEAVY STOCK PAPER. PAGE FROM BOOK. LONDON. PRINTED FOR MATTHEWS AND LEIGH, 1812. SEE NO. 67 | |
| Comparanda | N/A | |
| Bibliography | Laor, Eran. Maps of the Holy Land: Cartobibliography of Printed Maps, 1475-1900. New York: A. R. Liss, 1986. Catalog #472. | |
Artifact History |
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| Archaeological Data | N/A | |
| Credit Line/Dedication | In memory of Muriel Yale. | |
| Reproduction | No | |
| Reproduction Information | N/A | |