July 14th, 2011
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“The Travels of St. Paul and the other Apostles Or a Geographical Description of those Lands and Countries where in the Gospel of Christ was first propagated. Being a great help in the reading of the New Testament,” published by Joseph Moxon, London, 1720, 19-1/2” x 14-1/4,” hand colored. Covers the territory from Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. At the top are 4 and at the bottom 5 illustrations depicting scenes from the Acts of the Apostles.Bottom left, a coat of arms of Seth, Lord Bishop of Salisbury. In the Mediterranean Sea are eight ships drawn. The river Jordan still rises in the Arabian desert and there is still a river between the Sea of Galilee and the Mediterranean.
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