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David Roberts views of the Holy Land are perhaps the most famous to be found anywhere. Teddy Kollek, Jerusalem's most famous modern mayor remarked,
And so too with Roberts' depictions of the Galilee and elsewhere. We are pleased to offer some of those here also. In 1838-1839, the Scottish artist visited the Holy Land. The first addition of his prints appeared in 1842 in London. This series of finely tinted lithographic plates comes from the renowned publishers Cassell, Petter, Galpin, circa 1870. Extraordinary.
Here is what we have: Greek Chapel of the Holy SepulchreDamascus Gate Tomb of St. James Jerusalem From the Road Leading to Bethany Entrance to the Tomb of the Kings The Mosque of Omar, On the Ancient Site of the Temple Tomb of Zechariah Jerusalem from the South The Exterior of the Holy Sepulchre Pool of Bethesda Tower of David Shrine of the Holy Sepulchre The Golden Gate of the Temple, Showing the Ancient Walls Jerusalem - The Church of the Purification The Upper Fountain of Siloam Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives The Stone of Unction Crypt o fthe Holy Sepulchre Fount of Job - Valley of Hinnom Jerusalem from the North Lower Pool of Siloam - Valley of jehoshaphat The Entrance to the Citadel of Jerusalem Absalom's Pillar - Valley of Jehoshaphat Cavalry - Holy Sepulchre Mount Tabor, From the Plain of Esdraelon Nazareth - General View Fountain of the Virgin, Nazareth Convent of the Terra Santa, Nazareth The Shrine of the Annunciation, Nazareth Chapel of the Annunciation, Nazareth Fountain of Cana Cana - General View Town of Tiberias, Looking Towards Lebanon The Sea of Tiberias, Looking Towards Bashan Tiberias From the Walls Tiberias The Tomb of Joseph at Shechem Jacob's Well at Shechem Entrance to Nablous Nablous, Ancient Shechem Ruins of the Church of St. John, Sebaste Sebaste, Ancient Saramia |
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