The Irish standard., 1899-05-27
NAP OF JERUSALEM FOUND.

NAP OF JERUSALEM FOUND.
Scenes in Our Lords. Life Definitely
Settled. -
The exact location OF the historic
scenes before and after the cruci6xion
has at last been definitely identified by
a map recently found among a lot OF
musty MSS. in the British Museum.
The discovery has excited the utmost
interest among Bible scholars.
Where was Calvary? Where was the
Coenaculum, Or place Of the Last Sup
per? Where was the Temple OF Solo
mon itself? These and similar questions
have puzzled the students OF the Bible
for many centuries-in fact, ever since
the destruction of the Temple by the
Romans in the first century.
Expeditions have been sent out to dig,
men have devoted their lives and their
wealth to the solving of these questions,
SO vitality interesting to all Christendom.
This map, however, which dates back
to the seventh century, shows every i'm
portant place in Palestine and in Jerusa-
lem. OF course, this is not the first
century, but when it is considered that
its author was more than twelve hun
dred years nearer the destruction of Je-
rusalem than we, it is easy to see how
valuable this map becomes, filled, as it
is, with the fresh traditions of his day.
The map and its rude drawing were
made by Marino Sanudo, the elder, a
Venetian noble who made FIVE journeys
to the East for the purpose of perfecting
his maps. The aim of Sanudo was to
arouse Christendom for a crusade
against the Moslem invaders who had
taken possession of Jerusalem in 636
under the leadership OF Khalif Omar.
The care with which Sanudo's maps
were drawn to scale is shown by the
eighty-one equal places into which the
length of Palestine is divided, and the
twenty-three spaces in width. What his
units of measurement were is not yet
known, but the proportion is in close
correspondence with modern surveys.
Many OF the identifcations of historic
spots, the tombs of prophets and kings
are improvements upon the maps OF our
day.
Old Sanudo had penetrated the secret,
which we think is the discovery of our
time, that the study OF geography and
history go hand in hand. Accordingly,
he not only wrote down the names of
the places on his maps, but he mentioned
the historical events which took place
there. The sepulchre OF Job is even
drawn rudely on his map, and near it
he says: Here Joshua fought with ia
bin and pursued him as for as Sidon."
Near Bethsaida is the inscriptions:
"The table of the five loaves and OF the
Beatitudes." At Ruma he adds: "Where
is the tomb of Jonah?" Attention is call
ed to Nazareth by the drawing of a
church. In the spots pointed out by ira
dition he writes: Here Barak fought
against Sisera Gideon against INDIAN.
Here Ahab conquered the Assyrians."
Across the Jordan he points to Hay
Ion, saying: Here David was hidden
and John was imprisoned" He locates
the tomb of the Maccabees, which the
English Zionists are now trying to pur-
chase from Turkey.
He has drawn ancient Jerusalem and
its environs, with all Of the places asso-
ciated with the last days OF Jesus. There
is Bethany in the distance, and near it
the Church of the Ascension marking
the spot from which His Disciples
looked upon Jesus for the last time. The
Temple Of Astarte is at one side. Then
the road along which Jesus rode, seated
on the ass, upon His fateful entry into
Jerusalem, is marked and the fig tree
which was blasted by His curse.
Then comes the Garden OF Gethsema-
ne, in which the very spot of the ago
ny" is marked, as we'll as the place upon
which Judas betrayed Him. Not far
away is the tomb OF Isaiah and the
Temple OF Moloch.
The house OF Plate is marked plainly,
near the street of Columns, as we'll as
the house in which Mary stayed while
in Jerusalem, lately presented to the
German Emperor by the Sultan. Pass
ing beyond the old wall, the place on
which the crucifxion took place is To-
Gated by the black dot No. Ia.