UID:
almahu_9947415617202882
Format:
1 online resource (xiv, 600 pages) :
,
digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781316036334 (ebook)
Series Statement:
Cambridge library collection. Archaeology
Content:
American philologist Edward Robinson (1794–1863) is considered a founding figure in the field of biblical geography and archaeology. In 1838 he explored Palestine with Eli Smith (1801–57), a Yale graduate and Protestant missionary, and co-author of Missionary Researches in Armenia (also reissued in this series). Smith had settled in Beirut and was proficient in Arabic. The authors succeeded in identifying many biblical locations, and the original edition of their book, structured as a travel journal, was published in 1841. It was awarded the gold medal of the Royal Geographical Society the following year. Robinson and Smith returned to Palestine in 1852 and published an enlarged edition in 1856. This reissue is of the 1857 third edition, which was slightly abridged but contained new maps and plans. Volume 2 describes their visits to Gaza, Hebron, Nazareth, Tyre and Beirut, and the religious communities of the region, Christian and Muslim.
Note:
Originally published in London by John Murray in 1867.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781108079891
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781316036334
