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 printed in December 1989 as part of the "Special Places of the World" series.
This map features National Geographic's legendary cartographic style features the identification of 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 minimizes distortion, however scale and shape is not preserved.
This map is half of a two-page supplement on the Holy Land. Historians and Bible scholars must own this attractive map. A perfect companion to the maps of the Holy Land published in 1938 and 1967!
Your laminated map has a glossy finish so that you can use dry erase markers on the map to highlight features, make plans, and share unique information with others. Lamination is also extremely durable, resistant to folding or ripping.
Your map is rolled and packaged in a sturdy tube to protect it during shipment.
