The shift of emphasis from the Exodus to life upon the land itself can be seen in Nicholas Sanson's Holy Land map, published in 1696. No delineation of the Exodus route appears. Tribal division maps became popular, particularly because they lent themselves to the Biblical illustration and instruction which flourished during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Different coloring divides the tribal holdings, and two decorative cartouches give it balance.
Eve is pointing to the Tree of Knowledge entwined by the serpent. Chin on hand in contemplation, Adam looks at the tempting fruit, torn between fear and desire. A pullout map of the land opens the volume. Each tribe is accorded a delightfully illustrated two-page map and a sprightly account of the geographic and historical illustrations. The maps in Thomas Fuller's A Pisgah-Sight of Palestine , are as much biblical history as geography.