Abstract:

The Survey of Western Palestine of the Palestine Exploration Fund (PEF) (Conder & Kitchener, 1871-1877) is well recognized for its planimetric precision and accuracy by modern standards (Levin, 2006). The PEF survey map of Western Palestine was prepared between the years 1871-1877, and was published in 1881. The map depicts the landscape in great detail (scale of 1:63,360) and includes built-up areas and different natural features. The map is accompanied by three memoir books (Conder et al., 1881), which describe the map in detail, and an additional book on the flora and fauna of Palestine (Tristram, 1884). The PEF map [...]

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