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36) Lower Egypt and the Adjacent Deserts, with a part of Palestine; to which has been added the Nomenclature of the Roman age. By: L. S. de la Rochette Date: 1802 (Published) London Dimensions: 21.25 x 29 inches (54 cm x 73.5 cm) This region was the site of Napoleon’s campaign in Egypt, Palestine, and Syria, 1798-1801. Much detail is given of the network of roads, rivers, and canals crisscrossing the delta. The entire delta is displayed, in addition to nearby Fayoum, and the northern tip of the Gulf of Suez. The seacoast curves up to Palestine, passing Jaffa and north of Acre. The interior of Palestine is shown as far inland as Nablus, Jerusalem, and Hebron. Original color designates the Nile Delta in light green, land areas are beige political boundaries are colored, and the cities of Memphis, Kahira or Cairo, Damiat, Rosetta, and Alexandria are in red. Desert regions are lightly stippled. Condition: Good condition and appearance; lower center fold separation that extends approximately two inches into the image. Minor rolled fold. $450 37) Soria et Terra Santa Nvova Tavola By : Girolamo Ruscelli][Ruscelli’s translation of Ptolemy’s Geographia ] [Published by Vincenzo Valgrisi) Date: 1561-1564 (Published) Venice Dimensions: 7 x 9.45 inches (18 cm x 24 cm) This map of Syria and the Holy Land also shows Cyprus and the northeastern end of the Mediterranean Sea. Bodies of water are shaded with light stippling. Among the rivers are the Jordan, the Orontes, the Tigris, and Euphrates. Mountains are indicated schematically, and a few are named. Regions of some Israelite tribes are also shown, such as Gad, Ruben, Efrain, Manasse, Iuda, Asir, Nettalim. A user has underlined in ink Ierusalem, Betlem, and Nazaret. In the region of present-day southwestern Syria is a place marked “Sepulcro Giob” (Tomb of Job). On the reverse side is a chapter headed “Della Soria et Terra Santa, Terza Tavola Nvova D’Asia.” Text in Italian. Condition: Repair to small area in the bottom of the center fold, just entering the margin but not the map itself. Spot of foxing in lower right margin. $625