Touring by donkey in the fourth century, St. Jerome described the lure of a land that has long drawn believers like a spiritual compass to the source of their religion. A critical link between East and West, the Holy Land has endured an eternity of conflict. Even today rival claims among Jews, Christians and Muslims leave this venerated region stricken with sorrow and rage. This map of the Holy Land features beautiful cartography, and was most recently published in 2003.
This map features National Geographic's legendary cartographic style and identifies significant current and archaeological sites from five historical periods for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Copious historic, religious and geographic facts about this land of faith and conflict - from findings of early man who lived 150,000 years ago to the believed resting place of Biblical figure, Moses - offer insight into a region most know of, but few know much about.
This map is drawn in the Albers Conic Equal-Area projection, which uses two standard parallels between which distortion is minimized, however scale and shape is not preserved.
Historians and Bible scholars must own this attractive map. A perfect companion to the maps of the Holy Land published in 1938 and 1967!
Printed on polypropylene, an ideal material for wall maps as the printing brings out rich colours, and crisp edges for readability. The material is stronger than most papers and unlikely to crease or rip. The matte finish eliminates glare, and adds texture to the map. Ideal for display.
Your map is rolled and packaged in a sturdy tube to protect it during shipment.
