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STS106-713-002 (19 September 2000) --- One of the STS-106 crew members on board the Space Shuttle Atlantis, 204 nautical miles above Earth, used a handheld 70mm camera to photograph this image featuring the Sea of Galilee and part of the Mediterranean coast. Also known as Lake Tiberius and other names, the body of water is the only natural fresh-water lake in Israel. It borders on the Golan Heights on its east side. The port of Haifa is visible on the Mediterranean coast. The large agriculture projects on the Israeli side of Galilee are irrigated by the lake and the Jordan River.
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STS079-810-048 Central Highland Region, Tel Aviv, Israel September 1996 Situated on the narrow, but fertile coastal plain, the largest city of Israel, Tel Aviv, is located midway between the center and bottom center of the image in this east-looking view. Tel Aviv is the major commercial, financial, communications, industrial, and cultural center in Israel. Construction, textiles, clothing, pharmaceuticals, electrical and electronic appliances, and printed materials are the main industries. The city is also a popular tourist resort with wide, attractive beaches. Just to the east of Tel Aviv are the Central Highlands, an area of hills and several small valleys. In the upper left and upper center of the image, a portion of the Jordan River Rift Valley and the Dead Sea are visible.
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STS073-708-089 (20 OCTOBER - 5 NOVEMBER 1995) --- As evidenced by this 70mm photograph from the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Columbia, international borders have become easier to see from space in recent decades. This, according to NASA scientists studying the STS-73 photo collection, is particularly true in arid and semi-arid environments. The scientists go on to cite this example of the razor-sharp vegetation boundary between southern Israel and Gaza and the Sinai. The nomadic grazing practices to the south (the lighter areas of the Sinai and Gaza, top left) have removed most of the vegetation from the desert surface. On the north side of the border, Israel uses advanced irrigation techniques in Israel, mainly "trickle irrigation" by which small amounts of water are delivered directly to plant roots. These water-saving techniques have allowed precious supplies from the Jordan River to be used on farms throughout the country. Numerous fields of dark green can be seen in this detailed view. Scientists say this redistribution of the Jordan River waters has increased the Israeli vegetation cover to densities that approach those that may have been common throughout the Mid-East in wetter early Biblical times. A small portion of the Mediterranean Sea appears top right.
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Tarabein, Hamdi (Øمدى طربين )
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Date estimated.
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Robert de Vaugondy, Gilles, 1688-1766
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Engraved map. Hand col. borders. Relief shown pictorially. Ornamental cartouches. Includes inset.
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[Black, Adam & Charles, Hall, Sidney, Hughes, William]
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Relief shown by hachures. Countries shown by tinting. Inset The Peninsula of Mt. Sinai.
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[Bourquin, Frederick, Mitchell, Samuel Augustus, Tanner, Henry S.]
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Lithographed. Relief shown with hachures. Inset of the Environs of Jerusalem. table of Turkish Provinces.
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[Dower, John Nicaragua, Teesdale, Henry]
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Engraved, with colored margins of states. Shows place names, roads, lakes, and rivers. Relief shown with hachures. Inset of Jerusalem. List of tribes.
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[Alison, Archibald, Sir, bart., 1792-1862, Johnston, Alexander Keith 1804-1871]
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Engraved hand colored siege plan, with inset: map of the country between the Jordan and Acre. Showing the positions of the French and British. In lower right margin: W. & A.K. Johnston, Edinr. Relief shown by hachures.
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Stanford, Edward
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Full color. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Shows settlements, roads, railroads, biblical and historical names, etc.
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[Rodini, Giuseppe, Marzolla, Benedetto]
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This map by Marzolla may have been added to the atlas.
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Homann, Johann Baptist, 1663-1724
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Johnson, Alvin Jewett, 1827-1884.
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Engraved hand colored in outline map. Shows cities, towns, villages, roads, canals, mountains and rivers. Relief shown by hachures. Depth shown by isolines. Prime meridians are Greenwich and Washington. Includes notes.
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Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d, 1697-1782
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Engraved map. Borders hand col. Relief shown pictorially. Inset maps: Les Tribus -- Jerusalem -- Positions determinees par les distances donnees, sur une echelle reduite au tiers.
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[Handtke, F., Flemming, Carl, Sohr, Karl]
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[Stieler, Adolf, Haack, H.]
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[Black, Adam, Black, Charles, Hall, Sydney]
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Heck, Johann Georg, 1795 -1857
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Wit, Frederick de
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Date estimated. North to the right.
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[Jaillot, Alexis Hubert, 1632?-1712, Sanson, Gulieume]
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Date as on map sheet or, if absent, 1695.
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[Jaillot, Alexis Hubert, 1632?-1712, Mortier, Pierre, Sanson, Nicolas, 1600-1667]
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Seutter, Matthaeus, 1678-1756
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[Harenbergh, Johannis Christoph., Schening, S. Laur.]
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[Fer, Nicolas de, 1646-1720, Rue, Philippe De la]
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Two maps on one page. A modern map and an ancient map of the Holy Land.
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[Cram, George Franklin, Murray-Aaron, Eugene, 1852-1941.]
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Color map on 2 pages. Shows countries, states, cities and towns, roads, rivers, etc. Includes notes and "explanation of the words of frequent occurrence". Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians are Greenwich and Washington.
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[Grimm, J.L., Mahlmann, H.]
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See index map.
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[Grimm, J.L., Mahlmann, H.]
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See index map.
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[Grimm, J.L., Mahlmann, H.]
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See index map.
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[Grimm, J.L., Mahlmann, H.]
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See index map.
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[Grimm, J.L., Mahlmann, H.]
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See index map.
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[Grimm, J.L., Mahlmann, H.]
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See index map.
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[Grimm, J.L., Mahlmann, H.]
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See index map.
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Cram, George Franklin
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Prime meridians Greenwich and Washington.
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Bowen, Emanuel
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Engraved map. Shows forested areas, etc. Relief shown pictorially.
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[Drioux, Claude-Joseph, Leroy, Charles]
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8 color maps of Holy Land, Palestine, and Israel. Including: Dispersion des fils de Noe; Migration general. Terre de Chanaan. Carte physique de la Terre Sainte. Terre Sainte divisee en douze tribus. Royaume de David et de Salomon. Royaumes de Juda et d'Israel. Palestine sous les Mechabees et sous Herode;with inset of Jerusalem. Palestine depuis la naissance de Jesus Christ. Showing migration routes, boundaries, major roads, rivers, lakes, mountains, and the names of important cities. Includes notes and explanation. Relief shown by hachures.
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