The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Levant
Asia
View Larger MapDescription of institution: "An approximate historical geographical term referring to a large area in the Eastern Mediterranean region of Western Asia. In its narrowest sense, it is equivalent to the historical region of Syria, which included present-day Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, Palestine and most of Turkey south-east of the middle Euphrates. In its widest historical sense, the Levant included all of the Eastern Mediterranean with its islands" (Wikipedia). In its narrow designation, equivalent to the Biblical region of Canaan. URL:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levant Location contains: Damascus (Settlement)
People associated with this location: Shaw, Thomas (1694-1751) - Visited