3323 Tardieu, Ambroise: Géographie de la Bible 1842

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Tardieu, Ambroise


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This multiple detailed map is a French version of the geography of the bible. It is from the atlas of universal ancient and modern geography. The left is a map of modern day Israel, Palestine and The West Bank region. The top middle map shows villages visited by Jesus Christ. The top right shows the journey of The Israelites. The bottom right shows the areas travels by the Prophets. A comparative mileage scale is on the bottom center. French maps from 'de la Societe Royale de Geographic de Paris' are well respected for there accuracy. Ambroise Tardieu (1788-1841) was the son of Antoine Tardieu. They were part of a large map making family.

Reference
Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmaker, Early World Press, 2004, pp 248-249

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