Arrival of the Founders of Phoenicia (litho)

Arrival of the Founders of Phoenicia. The founders of the Phoenician nation appear to have been emigrants from the Lower Euphrates or Persian Gulf. From time to time there were various migrations of the surplus population from this somewhat congested region, and they passed westward and settled on the eastern shores of the Mediterranean. This narrow strip of land between the mountains and the sea included a sandy belt particularly favourable for the growth of date-palms, and from their abundance it became known as the Palm Land - Phoenice. Illustration for Hutchinson's History of the Nations (Hutchinson, c.1920). Note: Image has been digitally enhanced to facilitate repro.