Atlas de géographie générale de la Palestine, historique, politique, économique [Atlas of the General Geography of Palestine, Historical, Political and Economic], by Zadig Khanzadian. Paris: Les Editions Géographiques Khanzadian, 1932. French.
Atlas of Palestine by the Armenian cartographer Zadig Khanzadian, with 134 maps, most of them in color (numbered 1-135) and two illustrated title pages. Printed on thick, quality paper (separate sheets, folded in half).
The maps present the historical, political and economic geography pf Palestine: maps 1-99 present its historical geography – Ancient history, Middle Ages and Modern history; maps 100-127 presents its political geography during the British Mandate – the distribution of the Jewish and Arab populations, urban Zionist settlement, education, health, demography, and more; maps 128-135 present its economic geography – nature resources, agriculture, fishing, industry and banks, communication, roads, trains and ports, tourism and industry, and more.
At the beginning of the atlas, a letter by the author to the Secretary-General of the League of Nations, Eric Drummond, is printed, revealing the reason for the making of the atlas – the blood-soaked 1929 Palestine Riots.
The sheets are in a leather-covered portfolio, with a nice relief on its front – a copy of the illustration of the title page.
[6] leaves, 56 pp + [41] leaves with prints of maps (a total of 134 maps, most of them in color, numbered 1-135), approx. 38x57 cm. Good condition. A few stains. Damaged portfolio, with tears.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.