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Hughes and Chambers Map of Jerusalem 1849. Published by Longman & Co. London.

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Hughes and Chambers Map of Jerusalem 1849. Published by Longman & Co. London. - click to enlarge.

Plan of Jerusalem after Schulz and Kiepert. This attractive and decorative original map of Jerusalem was engraved by W. Hughes, Aldine Chambers, Paternoster Row, and published in 1849 by Longman & Co. London. Map size approx 27 x 20 cm. (10 ½ x 8 Inches). This important map was hand colored and includes an indexed list to 19 sites of interest and many more important sites accurately located. The map depicts probable course of ancient walls as well as buildings of public interest. The information on this map was copied from a map published in 1845 by Gustav Ernst Schultz and Heinrich Kiepert in: GRANDE CARTA TOPOPGRAFICA della città di Gerusalemme… Berlin, Schroop, 1845, which is one of the first measured map of Jerusalem.