Old maps · 1826
The districts of Solomon
Mapmaker: Tanner, Henry Schenck · Year: 1826
From «An Atlas of Ancient Geography», published by Henry S. Tanner in Philadelphia in 1826 «to elucidate the writings of the ancient authors, both sacred and profane». This plate draws the twelve districts whose officers supplied Solomon's household, each a month in the year, named after the officers in chapter 4 of the First Book of Kings: Ben-Hur, Ben-Deker, Baana, Geber and the rest.
The map at the Library of Congress
Old maps of the Holy Land, 1600–1881: Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division (public domain; item numbers found through Wikimedia Commons, images from the library’s own server); the texts are ours
