The Biblical Series of the Family Cabinet Atlas has just been completed
with the Sixth Part, containing the Title-page, Contents, Preface, Plans
of Jerusalem, the Temple, and Maps of Palestine, according to Josephus
and the Apocrypha. These occupy seven plates, all exquisitely engraved
on steel. There is, moreover, a letter-press Index of reference to the
places in the Maps, printed on fine plate paper, and occupying 120
pages. Or, this portion rather deserves the distinctive title adopted by
the editors, viz. "A New General Index, exhibiting, at one view, all
that is geographically and historically interesting in the Holy
Scriptures." It presents such a digest as we rarely witness, and to give
the reader some idea of its laborious preparation, we select a specimen,
the matter being arranged in a tabular or columnar form, thus:
_Scriptural Name_--JEZREAL, Valley, or Plain.
_Classic Name_--Esdraelon.
_Tribe_--Issachar.
_Country_--Canaan.
_Scriptural Reference_--Judges, vi. 33.
_No. of Map_.--ix.
_Modern Name_--Merdj--Ibn Aamer.
_Distance and bearing from Jerusalem_--40 N.b.E.
_Lat. North_--32.27.
_Long. East_--35.25.
_Quarter_--Asia.
_Country_--Palestine.
_Province_--Akka.
_Remarks_--Here the spirit of the Lord descended upon Gideon, and here
the Lord gave him the sign he required by causing the fleece to be wet
or dry at his bidding.
The projector and artist is Mr. Thomas Starling, and its execution,
whether graphic or literary, is calculated to give the public a very
high opinion of his taste, talent, and application.
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