1787
Maker: Bonne and Desmarest.
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Antique uncolored map of the ancient Middle East as known by Europeans, by Bonne and Desmarest, published in the 1787 Atlas Encyclopedique. Features a large Armenia, as well as Mesopotamia, Arabia, Syria, and Babylonia, and covers modern day Libya, Eygpt, Arabia, Turkey, Iraq and Iran. Shows the dispersal, following the Biblical Flood, of the three sons Shem, Ham and Japeth, and their descendants. Very good condition with a few small minor stains/spots. Approx. 9.25 x 13.5 inches to the neatlines.
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Item Number: MID166