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Gardens near the mouth of Wâdy Lejâ. The winding road seen in the cliffs leads up to Jebel Tiniyeh, where are the remains of the half-finished palace of the late 'Abbas Pasha.

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The rock-hewn amphitheatre, Petra. Thirty-three tiers of seats rise one above the other, and above the seats there are chambers hewn in rock. The brook of 'Ain Mûsa, bordered with verdure, flows across the arena.

Rock-cut tomb or temple, Petra. Eighty-five feet in height. It is called by the Arabs El Khuzneh Far'on, 'The treasures of Pharoah,' which is said to be concealed in the urn-shaped finial at the summit. The portal leads into a lofty chamber twelve yards square.

Plans des monuments de Petra. [Grand tombeau à trois étages de colonnes; Tombeau avec une inscription latine; Tombeau corinthien; Tombeau à escalier.]

Stone tablet or altar: an offering represented within a border of Hieroglyphics, found in a tomb at Thebes. Discovered by the Earl of Belmore, 1818. Same size as the original.

Minéralogie. Tombeaux des Rois, Pyramides de Memphis. 1-4. Pierres siliceuses figurées; 5.6.8.9. Pierres calcaires employées à la construction des pyramides; 7.10-12. Coquilles fossiles.

The stone pile that marks the grave of the Gardner family, massacared in 1857 and the cabin in the background.

El Kab (Elethyia). 1-4. Plan, coupe et élévations d'un petit temple isolé; 5-15. Bas-reliefs des grottes; 16-18. Plan et coupes de la grotte principale.

Shoshone Falls, Snake River, Idaho. Main fall, 210 feet from upper to lower level; height of cañon walls at the falls, 1,000 feet. A number of minor falls, islands, and boulder rocks among the main falls add beauty to the lonely majesty of this scene.

The large stone in the quarry, Ba'albek called the Hajr el Hûbla. It is sixty-eight feet four inches in length. On the under side it is cut away all round, remaining attached to the bed of the rock in the middle along its entire length.

Detached tombs, Petra. Isolated masses of rock, from fifteen to twenty feet square. In one of them there is a small sepulchral chamber. The background represents the excavations in the cliffs opposite to the amphitheatre.

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1881 - 1883
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Wilson, Charles William, Sir (1836-1905), Author
Fenn, Harry (1838-1911), Artist
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New York
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label_outline Explore Amphitheatre, Snakes, Petra Extinct City

Plan and section of the Tombs of Aceldama.

In the shoe bazaar. This was formerly a school, an interesting building now in a very dilapadated condition. The gateway, however, is still preserved.

The temple at Deir el 'Ashâir. It stands on a platform of massive masonry, one hundred and twenty-six feet long by sixty-nine feet wide, and about twenty feet high on the eastern side, which faces Mount Hermon. The village is inhabited by a few families of Druses and Christians.

View of a bridge over a river, town in background.

Fourth map of Africa (Egypt and Sinai), in full gold border.

Sudbury River Conduit, B.W.W., div. 4, sec. 17, Nov. 13, 1876. View near rock-cut on sec. 17 showing ledgemen in the foreground and brickmasons in the background.

The rocks at Sarâbít el Khâdim ; and the temple enclosure. There are two temples, of different dates. The one not shown here is formed of two chambers excavated in the rock, having a walled continuation in front.

[Prince Sebekhetep, ... and his wife Ady, presumably the brother and sister-in-law of Renni, seated before a table of offerings.]

Wady-el-Jib, a characteristic example of a valley in the favoured territory of Ephraim. The olive-trees, shading the ancient foot-paths, proclaim that a village is near.

A man working at a desk in a barn or shed with the ruins of Kineo house, after a fire, in the background.

Interior court of Medinet Haboo, Thebes

The Tombs, New York. New York Sterecope Card.

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archaeological sites petra extinct city tombs sepulchral monuments jordan snakes petra exinct city prints illustrations dorot jewish division picturesque palestine sinai and egypt twenty feet square isolated masses ultra high resolution high resolution fenn harry 1838 1911 artist tombs and sepulchral monuments wood engravings tombs petra isolated masses rock square chamber background excavations cliffs amphitheatre palestine sinai egypt 19th century history of egypt new york public library