| Curator |
Ariel Tishby. |
| Imprint |
Jerusalem, Israel, 2001. Hebrew edition: 178 pp., illustrations: 77 col., 6 b&w, 27.5 × 23.5 cm; English edition: 168 pp. |
| ISBN |
9652782718 (Hebrew edition); 9652782696 (English edition) |
| Location |
Israel Museum (7 November 2001–8 June 2002) |
| Description |
The mapping of the Holy Land from the 6th C until recent times. Material divided into four main categories: Maps of the Land of Israel, Hebrew maps, Islamic maps, and Maps of Jerusalem. Particular attention paid to two cartographic traditions that inform this history: religious mapping (maps based primarily on the Bible and its exegesis) and classical mapping (“objective” maps). No itemized listing. |
| Description |
The publication accompanied the exhibition “On the Map. Cartographic Images of the Holy Land”. |
| main keywords |
ERETZ ISRAELMAPS, HOLY LANDMAPS, JERUSALEM |
| Related ephemera |
Invitation to exhibition opening, leaflet, 4 pp., cover illustration, 22 × 9 cm. |