Related
Holy Land from BL Eg 872, f. 198v
Diagrams of the Holy Land from BL Add 26878, f. 205
Diagrams of the Holy Land from BL Add 26878, f. 205
The earth from BL Eg 843, f. 23
Saint from BL Eg 859, f. 25 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Saint from BL Eg 859, f. 23 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Saint from BL Eg 2392, f. 47v, manuscript miniature
The Rose of Heaven from BL Eg 943, f. 181
Saint from BL Eg 3089, f. 2 - Public domain medieval manuscript
Holy Land from BL Eg 872, f. 199
Summary
Diagram of the Holy Land. Image taken from f. 199 of Commentary on the Pentateuch with the ~Haftarot~ (ff. 1-240) on the Five Scrolls (~Hamesh megillot~; ff. 240v-270), and on the ~Haftarot~ for festivals (ff. 270-287v). Written in Hebrew.
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Sir Thomas Egerton acquired a substantial number of historical and literary manuscripts. In 1617, shortly before his death, Sir Thomas Egerton bequeathed his collection of manuscripts to the British Museum, which was the precursor to the British Library.
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Hebrew manuscripts in the British museum