[Maps from Lynch's Narrative of the United States' expedition to the River Jordan and the Dead Sea]

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Table of contents: [1] Sketch map of the River Jordan from the observations of the U.S. expedition -- [2] Sketch map of the Dead Sea from the observations of the U.S. expedition.

Type of resource	cartographic
Form	computer; online resource
Extent	2 maps on 2 sheets : lithograph
Place	Pennsylvania
Place	[Philadelphia]
Publisher	[Lea and Blanchard]
Publication date	1849; [1849]
Issuance	monographic
Edition	New and corr. ed.
Language	English
Map data	Scale not determined ; E 35°06'00"--E 35°53'00"/N 32°39'00"--N 30°50'00").In decimal degrees: (E 035.1123--E 035.8923/N 032.6602--N 030.8386).

Subject	Christianity > Jordan River > Maps > 19th century
Subject	Christianity > Dead Sea (Israel and Jordan) > Maps > 19th century
Subject	Christianity > Palestine > Maps > 19th century
Subject	Discoveries in geography > American
Subject	Jordan River > Maps > 19th century
Subject	Dead Sea (Israel and Jordan) > Maps > 19th century
Subject	Palestine > Maps > 19th century
Genre	Map
Genre	Cartographic image-cri
Genre	Maps.

Statement of responsibility	under the command of W. F. Lynch ; P.S. Duval's steam lith. press.
Note	Relief shown by hachures.
Note	Coordinates approximate and based on Greenwich meridian.
Note	Bar scale on map given in "Miles".
Note	Shows topography, drainage, vegetation, places of historical interest.
Note	Appears in Lynch's Narrative of the United States' expedition to the river Jordan and the Dead Sea, new and corr. ed. Philadelphia : Lea and Blanchard, 1849.
Related item	Title Narrative of the United States' expedition to the river Jordan and the Dead Sea Associated with Lynch, William Francis,, 1801-1865
LCCN	04024466
Location	electronic resource

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