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Bartlett retraces, in a series of steel engravings of almost haunting beauty, the biblical Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt, their crossing of the Red Sea, and the giving of the Law at Mt. Sinai. He begins at the Pyramids and travels to Petra also. He encounters a caravan of pilgrims bound for Mecca. Camels and palms trees abound. But what is most noticeable perhaps is the starkness of the landscapes - at times almost lunar like. A place of uncommon clarity and directness. The engraving above is of the St. Catherine monastery. Steel Engravings, approx. 8" x 6". The engravings are on a very heavy paper and typically have large margins, making them ideal for framing. Some smaller in line pictures are also available. Publication Date: Circa 1850. @ US$45
You can follow the journey: Approach to Petra from Mount Hor, title pageCairo and the Valley of the Nile, frontispiece Camels at Starting Map of Arabia Petr/Ea Ayun Musa Ain Howarah (Marah) Wady Ghrundel (Elim) Rock of Moses Oasis in Wady Useit Line of Coast The Quail Tablets in Wady Maghara Tablets in Ditto (Wady Maghara) Sinaitic Writings in Wady Mukatteb Encampment in Wady Feiran Ruined Chapels in Ditto (Waty Feiran) The Serbal and City of Feiran Map of Wady Feiran Water of Aleyat Sinaitic Writing on the Summit of the Serbal The Beden Dates Plain Er Rahah, Mount Sinai Convent of St. Catherine The Refectory (St. Catherine) El Ain Castle of Kureiyeh Encampment at Akabah Portrait of Maganhem Mount Hor View from Mount Hor Vaults on Ditto (Mount Hor) Map and Bird's Eye View of Petra The Triumphal Arch The Ravine The Khusne The Theatre General View of the Interior of the City Principle Range of Tombs El Deir Night Scene Squall in the Desert The Mecca Caravan The Pyramids Section of Ditto (The Pyramids) |
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