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Wâdy Shib'a, from Hebbâriyeh. The village of Shib'a may be seen on the summit of the second peak; it is the highest inhabited place in Mount Hermon (Jebel esh Sheikh)

Béni-Hassan el-Qadim [Beni Hasan]. Tombeau de Ménôthph, parois nord et est.

Djébel-Selséléh [Gebel el-Silsila]. 1. Sur un rocher, près de la chapelle de Rhamsès II; 2. Chapelle de Rhamsès II, paroi du fond.

View of the Valley of Jehoshaphat.

Kabr Hirâm. And the neighboring village of Hanâwieh, with a view of the peninsula of Tyre as it appears from this spot.

Suez. The approach to the Suez canal from the south is by an artificially deepened channel in the gulf. A stone pier one mile and three-quarters in length, erected on a sand-bank, runs from Suez to the entrance of this channel.

Wâdy Sh'reich. One of the peaks in the Wâdy Sh'reich is called Jebel Abu Mahrúreh, "The thunder-stricken mountain," a large portion of its summit having been detached by a thunderbolt.

Samon's Cabin, and South Dome, 6,000 feet high, Yo Semite Valley.

Mosque of Ayed Bey, in the desert of Suez, The Holy land, Syria...

Jebel Músa from the south, Sinai. Wâdy Seba'iyeh, through which the way passes from Jebel Umm Shomer, offers the traveller a splendid view of the steep southern extremity of Jebel Músa.

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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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New York Public Library
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http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/
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label_outline Explore Extremity, Musa, Wadis

Through, the wilderness, on the Bells Gap R. R.

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.

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.

Morning habit of a lady of quality in Barbary in 1700. Dame de la Côte de Barbarie en robe du Matin.

Novum Amsterodamum. - Public domain dedication image

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.

Juneau City. Curiosity shop. New York Sterecope Card.

Two couples standing in a landscape

View from upper Beth-Horon, looking westward, to the Mediterranean Sea, at sunset

[Mountain landscape.] New Hampshire in 19th century. Stereoscope card.

Réduction des cartes du cours inférieur du Jourdain de la Mer Morte, du Wady Arabah et du Wady el Jeib, Voyage d'exploration a la Mer Morte...

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