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The Holy Land

by David Roberts (1880)
drawn on stone by Louis Haghe


Original Tinted Stone Lithographs over 140 years old

Sheet size: approximately 9.5 x 12.75 inches
Original text accompanies lithograph when possible.

The Scottish artist David Roberts (1796-1864) was the first British artist to sketch the fantastic monuments of ancient Egypt. In the course of two and a half months in 1838, travelling some 800 miles south from Cairo, David Roberts recorded the monumental temple sites along the Nile in more than a hundred sketches.

In 1839 he undertook the second part of his journey, leaving Cairo in the company of two friends, travelling through Suez, Mount Sinai and Petra, and continuing on up  through the Holy Land and into modern day Lebanon. Having visited the most remarkable places from Dan to Beersheba, he finally returned home after some eleven months.

Upon his return, David Roberts submitted his drawings to F.G Moon in London, an enterprising publisher, who arranged for Roberts to superintend their reproduction into lithographs, a task entrusted to Louis Hague. Preparing the plates for production took almost eight years.

JERUSALEM AND GALILEE
(Please note: the entire sheet is too large to scan, but the margins are present and full. Click on thumbnails for an enlarged view.)

See also The Jordan and Bethlehem and Idumea and Petra

Greek Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre
Greek Chapel
of the Holy Sepulchre

$60

Tomb of St. James
Tomb of St. James

$45

Entrance to the Tomb of the Kings
Entrance to the
Tomb of the Kings

$45

Tomb of Zechariah
Tomb of Zechariah

$45

The Exterior of the Holy Sepulchre
The Exterior of the Holy Sepulchre

The Shrine of the Holy Sepulchre
The Shrine of the Holy Sepulchre

The Golden Gate of the Temple Shewing the Ancient Walls
The Golden Gate of the Temple Shewing the Ancient Walls

$45

The Upper Fountain of Siloam
The Upper Fountain of Siloam

$40

The Stone of Unction
The Stone of Unction

$50

The Crypt of the Holy Sepulchre
The Crypt of the Holy Sepulchre

$60

Lower Pool of Siloam, Valley of Jehoshaphat
Lower Pool of Siloam
Valley of Jehoshaphat

$40

The Entrance to the Citadel of Jerusalem
The Entrance to
the Citadel of Jerusalem

$60

Absalom's Pillar Valley of Jehoshaphat
Absalom's Pillar
Valley of Jehoshaphat

$35

Cavalry Holy Sepulchre
Cavalry Holy Sepulchre

Mount Tabor from the Plain of Esdraelon
Mount Tabor from the
Plain of Esdraelon

Fountain of the Virgin, Nazareth
Fountain of the Virgin, Nazareth

$60

Convent of the Terra Santa, Nazareth
Convent of the Terra Santa, Nazareth

$60

The Shrine of the Annunciation, Nazareth
The Shrine of the Annunciation, Nazareth

$60

The Chapel of the Annunciation, Nazareth
The Chapel of the Annunciation, Nazareth

Fountain at Cana
Fountain at Cana

$45

Cana — General View
Cana — General View

$60

Town of Tiberias Looking Towards Lebanon
Town of Tiberias
Looking Towards Lebanon

$60

the Sea of Tiberius looking towards Bashan
The Sea of Tiberias
Looking Towards Bashan

Tiberius from the Walls
Tiberias from the Walls

$60

Tiberius from the Walls
Tiberias

$60

the Tomb of Joseph at Shechem
The Tomb of Joseph at Shechem

$45

Jacob's Well at Shechem
Jacob's Well at Shechem

$60

Nablous, Ancient Shechem
Nablous, Ancient Shechem

Ruins of the Church of St. John, Sebaste
Ruins of the Church of St. John, Sebaste

$45

Sebaste, Ancient Samaria
Sebaste, Ancient Samaria

$45

More David Roberts The Holy Land lithographs here:

The Jordan and Bethlehem

Idumea and Petra

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