Scripture Lands; described in a Series of Historical, Geographical, and Topographical Sketches.

Magnificent 3/4 brown leather binding with tooled bands on the spine, black leather label with gilt lettering and marbled boards; painted marbled page edges and marbled end pages. Illustrated with Complete Biblical Atlas Comprising Twenty-Four Color Maps with an Index of Reference Binding complete; boards with edges frayed; spine edge chipped; front cover hinge cracked, pages dusty with light age toning; maps are clean and fresh. Uncommon in the U.S. John Kitto (1804 – 1854) was an English biblical scholar of Cornish descent. Kitto had been a careful observer of physical detail – the topography, the animals, architecture, agricultural methods, the manner of interaction between people. His retelling of Bible stories in the light of what he had seen brought the narratives to life and confirmed the accuracy of the ancient texts.In his generation, Kitto was a most significant contributor to Christian scholarship, and he provided much help for Evangelicals defending the Bible against the attack of liberal critics.…