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BLOME, RICHARD. - The Forty Years Travels of the Children of Israel. Double-page. Wide margins. 17.5 x 20 inches (44 x 51 cm) sheet size. London c. 1687: Detailed copperplate map displays the Holy Land and surrounding environs from Byblos to Memphis. Path of the Israelites’ wanderings are depicted. Also shown are Egyptians chasing Israelites into the sea, Hiram’s deployment of ships bearing wood with which Solomon’s Temple would be built and Solomon’s navy embarking on an exploration of Africa.