1855 1ed HOLY LAND David Roberts Jerusalem Jacob’s Well Nazareth Calvary Samaria

1855 1^ed HOLY LAND David Roberts Jerusalem Jacob’s Well Nazareth Calvary Samaria

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 first volume of Roberts’ “The Holy Land” contains 44 locations including:

• Jacob’s Well
• Views of Jerusalem from Mount of Olives
• Entrance to Holy Sepulchre
• View of Cana, Fountain of Cana
• Ruins of Church of St. John, Sebaste
• Ancient Samaria ruins
• Absalom’s Pillar
• View of Calvary
• Valley of Jehoshaphat
• General view of Nazareth / shrines and churches
• Views of Tiberius
• Joseph’s Tomb
• Zechariah’s Tomb

Item number: #21280

Price: $750

ROBERTS, David

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

London: Day, 1855. First edition.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages;
  • [6], 35, [5]
  • 44 engravings and descriptions (including frontispiece and title page)
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
  • Moroccan red leather
• Size: ~11.5in X 8.5in (29.5cm x 21.5cm)

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