A Map of the Holy Land, chiefly accommodated to the other Books of Iosephus wherein is continued the History of the Iewish Nation down to the said Authors own Time: Dedicated to the Right Revered Father in God Jonathan Lord Bishop of Exeter, by Edward Wells M.A. Student of Ch. Church in Oxford.

WELLS, Edward.

Published by LondonPrinted by William Bowyer ., 1725

About this Item

Original hand-coloured engraved map of Palestine (44 x 32 cm) embellished with decorative title-cartouche and compass device. With folds (as issued), a few repaired tears, some old tape to margins only not affecting map, generally a very attractive map. Edward Wells was a Church of England clergyman and advocate for education. He published prolifically, including several atlases of the ancient and contemporary world. Wells was the son of a vicar and entered Christ Church, Oxford in late 1686. He graduated BA in 1690, MA in 1693, and worked as a tutor at his college from 1691 to 1702. Then, he entered into a living at Cotesbach, Leicestershire, from where he continued to publish his many works. He attained the degrees of BD and DD in 1704, after he was already at Cotesbach. From roughly 1698 onward, Wells wrote many sermons, books, and atlases. He focused on catechismal and pastoral works, as well as educational books. For example, some of his first works were mathematics texts for young gentlemen, which included how to use globes and determine latitude and longitude. He also translated classical and Christian texts, sometimes adding geographical annotations. His descriptive geographies were not overly original works, but they were popular in their time. First, he produced a Treatise of Antient and Present Geography in 1701; it went on to four more editions. Next was a Historical Geography of the New Testament (1708), accompanied by a Historical Geography of the Old Testament (1711-12).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Map of the Holy Land, chiefly accommodated to the other Books of Iosephus wherein is continued the History of the Iewish Nation down to the said Authors own Time: Dedicated to the Right Revered Father in God Jonathan Lord Bishop of Exeter, by Edward Wells M.A. Student of Ch. Church in Oxford.
• Publisher: LondonPrinted by William Bowyer .
• Publication Date: 1725
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