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Gate of Damascus., Israel, Dorot Jewish Books Division

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jerusalem antiquities description and travel damascus gate jerusalem prints illustrations dorot jewish division jerusalem explored being a description of the ancient and modern city ultra high resolution high resolution pierotti ermete artist day son printer of plates pierotti ermete author bonney t g thomas george 1833 1923 translator picken thomas d 1870 lithographer gate damascus ermete pierotti tr thomas george bonney israel syria
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1864
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Bonney, T. G. (Thomas George) (1833-1923), Translator
Pierotti, Ermete, Artist
Day & Son, Printer of plates
Pierotti, Ermete, Author
Picken, Thomas (d. 1870), Lithographer
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New York Public Library
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http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/
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Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ("CCO 1.0 Dedication")

label_outline Explore Damascus Gate Jerusalem, Picken Thomas D 1870 Lithographer, Damascus

Wailing-place of the Jews. A portion of the ancient wall of the temple enclosure.

Remains of ancient masonry, called the Ruins of the Tower Antonia.

The large plane-tree, Damascus. It is nearly forty feet in circumference. A peasant and his plough are resting against it, and in its shade a carperter is working, steadying his bow saw with his naked foot.

The gorge of the Bûrada (Abana), through which the new French road approaches Damascus. At the outlet of this gorge the stream is divided into seven branches, two of which supply the fountain in the city, and the rest are used to irrigate the fields and gardens.

The Jews of Damascus find a large jug inscribed with the Muslim profession of faith (shahâdah) and try to destroy it, but they are unsuccessful.

City walls : a. exterior of the north wall of the city, east of Damascus Gate; b. exterior of the north wall of the city, east of Damascus Gate

Birds eye view of Damascus, with part of Mount Lebanon

The Mohammedan day school in the Shoemakers' Bazaar. The pupils are seated on the floor of a shop, each holding a wooden tablet, on which the lesson is written; and they intone it together, rocking themselves to and fro all the while

Panorama of Jerusalem, seen from the Mount of Olives.

Ceasarea Philippi (Banias)

Jehoshaphat: Ist & IId stations of the "Street of Pain"; 158 Arch of "Ecce Homo"; IIId station of the "Street of Pain"; Ve station; View from mosque, Damascus; 411 Convent Cophte, IXe station

Banias, Grotte de Pan., Voyage d'exploration a la Mer Morte...

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jerusalem antiquities description and travel damascus gate jerusalem prints illustrations dorot jewish division jerusalem explored being a description of the ancient and modern city ultra high resolution high resolution pierotti ermete artist day son printer of plates pierotti ermete author bonney t g thomas george 1833 1923 translator picken thomas d 1870 lithographer gate damascus ermete pierotti tr thomas george bonney israel syria