This is identified as an 1836 antique line engraving titled "A MAP of CANAAN, adapted to the BOOK of GENESIS." Engraved originally by the prominent English printmaker and biblical scholar Charles Taylor (1756–1823), this plate was published in London by Samuel Holdsworth in 1836.

Rather than a modern physical map, this historical work maps scriptural narrative geography. It cleanly details ancient boundaries, paths of the Patriarchs, and the ancestral territories of early tribes—including the Hivites, Girgashites, Canaanites, Amorites, Jebusites, Hittites, and Philistines—with callouts referencing chapters in the Book of Genesis (e.g., Chedorlaomer pursued by Abraham, Gen XIV:15).

Presented in a professional mat board inside a clean, modern black metal gallery frame with a wire hanger installed, this piece arrives ready for display.

Origin & Age

• Artist/Engraver: Charles Taylor (1756–1823)

• Publisher: Samuel Holdsworth (London)

• Date of Publication: 1836

• Medium: Original Line Engraving on Paper

Material & Dimensions

• Material: Engraved ink on antique paper, custom matted and housed in a modern black metal exhibition frame under glass.

• Frame Dimensions: Approx. 13.5" Height x 11.25" Width

• Visible Aperture (Mat Opening): Approx. 9.75" Height x 7.5" Width

Condition Report

• Surface: The engraving displays an authentic antique patina with generalized, light foxing and visible time-toning/staining concentrated around the outer perimeter edges near the mat line.

• Inks: The line work remains sharp, dark, and highly legible.

• Surfaces: No tears or significant punctures are observed on the visible sheet. The paper shows natural signs of age that emphasize its 19th-century origin.

• Framing: The modern black frame has minimal, negligible storage scuffs along the edge profile. The glass clean and secure, and the rear hardware is fully sound for immediate wall hanging. (Sold as-found, original patina on sheet left entirely uncompromised).

Reference

Laor, Eran. Maps of the Holy Land: Cartobibliography of Printed Maps, 1475-1900. New York: Alan R. Liss, 1986. See entries under nineteenth-century English scriptural illustration series / Charles Taylor scriptural geography maps (specifically referencing Taylor's historical maps of Canaan adapted to individual books of the Old Testament).

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