1855 1ed HOLY LAND David Roberts ART Jericho Bethlehem Temple Ruin Baalbec Jaffa

1855 1^ed HOLY LAND David Roberts ART Jericho Bethlehem Temple Ruin Baalbec Jaffa

David Roberts, a 19^th-century British artist, made his claim to fame by his impressive work “The Holy Land”. Roberts began a missionary voyage to the Middle East in 1838 in which he traveled to Egypt, Israel, and other countries in the Holy Land where he illustrated iconic ruins, temples, and famous landscapes. These views became instantly popular throughout the English speaking world in ‘The Holy Land’, each paired with a description of the location.

This second volume of Roberts’ “The Holy Land” contains 43 locations including:

• City of Baalbek
• Jericho encampments
• Chapel and convent of St. Saba
• Ruins of Semua
• Views of Sidon
• Ruins of temple of Om El Hamed
• Views of Tyre
• Views of Jaffa
• Jenin, ancient Jezreel
• Bethlehem
• Bethany
• Gaza
• Ashod
• Askelon

Item number: #21281

Price: $750

ROBERTS, David

The Holy Land: Syria, Idumen, Arabia, Egypt and Nubia

London: Day, 1855. First edition.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages;
  • 43 engravings and descriptions
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
  • Moroccan red leather
• Size: ~11.75in X 8.25in (29.5cm x 21cm)

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