$150.00
Description
Description: French title: Carte du Voiage des Israelites dans le Desert depuis leur Sortie de ‘Egipte Jusqu’au passage du Jourdain Pour le II. Volume de l’Historie du Peuple de Dieu. In French, map surrounded by ten miniatures vignettes of holy vessels, priestly articles such as the Tabernacle and Ark of the Covenant, and a sketch of the Israelites’ encampment in the desert, copperplate engraving, black-and-white, originally engraved by Jacques François Benard, from the book Histoire du Peuple de Dieu, Volume II. No date on this map, but c. 1742. Plate mark is 8 1/2" x 13"; overall 9" x 13 1/2".
Condition: Very good condition with original fold lines, small light stains in right blank margin, some minor chipping on edges not affecting the engraving.