Canaan and the Captivities of Israel and Judah, Antique Map, 1823
€ 355
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1823
Mapmaker / artist
James Wyld; engraved by G. Neele
Publisher
G. and W. B. Whittaker, London
Technique
Copper engraving
Coloring
Original hand color
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-14409-24
What the condition grades mean
Excellent
Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good
Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good
Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair
Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Condition
Even age toning. Marked handling soiling along the bottom, right and top edges. Slight wear at the top right corner.
About this sheet
This is an original antique copper engraved map with original hand coloring, published in 1823 as plate XXIV of James Wyld's Geographia Sacra, or Scripture Atlas. The engraved title reads "CANAAN Shewing the CAPTIVITIES of ISRAEL & JUDAH." The title is engraved at the upper left of the map, with a scale of British statute miles beneath it.
The map shows the land from Sidon and Damascus down to Edom, with the Great Sea on the left. Instead of routes, the captivities are shown by shading: the country east of the Jordan and Naphtali is laid in a dark gray shade marked 1, the rest of the northern kingdom in a lighter olive shade marked 2, and the Kingdom of Judah in yellow, marked 3. Over Damascus the lettering reads "carried Captive by Tiglath Pileser", and east of the Dead Sea the Moabites are noted as carried captive by Nebuchadnezzar and the Ammonites as carried into captivity by Nebuzaradan, the Babylonian general. An engraved "EXPLANATION" at the lower right describes the first and second captivities of Israel and the captivities of Judah, with references to Kings, Chronicles, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Daniel.
Below the lower border the credit J. Wyld del. is engraved at the left and G. Neele Sculp. at the right, with the imprint between them: "Publish'd by G. & W. B. Whittaker 13 Ave Maria Lane April 1823." The plate number is engraved as XXIV. in the upper right.
The atlas was published by G. and W. B. Whittaker in London, and its engraved title page names Wyld as "of the Quarter Master General's Office, Horse Guards". James Wyld the elder (1790 to 1836) was a London geographer and map publisher.
Even age toning. Marked handling soiling along the bottom, right and top edges. Slight wear at the top right corner.
This is an original antique map, not a modern reproduction. This item is sold unframed. Any framed or interior images are shown for presentation and inspiration only, unless the listing explicitly states that the item is sold framed.
