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Egypt & Nubia. From drawings made on the spot by David Roberts, R.A., with historical decriptions by William Brockedon, F.R.S Lithographed by Louis Haghe. Vol. 3, The Holy land, Syria...

Egypt & Nubia. From drawings made on the spot by David Roberts, R.A.,...

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The fountain of Akfa (Apheca). Source of the Adonis riverr (Nafr Ibrahim). Close to this spot are the remains of a famous temple of Venus, which was destroyed by the order of Constantine.

The fountain of Akfa (Apheca). Source of the Adonis riverr (Nafr Ibrah...

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The Holy Land. Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, Nubia from the drawings made on the spot by David Roberts, R.A. with the historical descriptions by the Rev. George Croly L.L.D. . . Vol. I.

The Holy Land. Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, Nubia from the drawings m...

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Egypt and Nubia, from the drawings made on the spot by David Roberts, R.A. with historical descriptions by William Brockedon, F.R.S. . . . Vol. 5, The Holy land, Syria...

Egypt and Nubia, from the drawings made on the spot by David Roberts,...

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'Ayún Músa. From this spot one probably commences the real desert journey.

'Ayún Músa. From this spot one probably commences the real desert jou...

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

Kabr Hirâm. And the neighboring village of Hanâwieh, with a view of th...

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Tomb of a Muslim saint at Minyeh. Shaded by an ancient sycamore-tree. It is on the north side of the town, near to the spot where boats are generally moored.

Tomb of a Muslim saint at Minyeh. Shaded by an ancient sycamore-tree....

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The Spot, or Lafayette, Leiostomus xanthurus.

The Spot, or Lafayette, Leiostomus xanthurus.

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The site of Laish, afterwards called Dan, the ancient northern limit of the Holy Land, at the most westernly source of the Jordan. This spot is now known as Tell el Kâdy (the Hill of the Judge), and here stands a sacred oak hung with votive offerings, with a tomb dedicated to Sheikh Merzûk.

The site of Laish, afterwards called Dan, the ancient northern limit o...

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View from Tell Hûm, with fishing-boat. There is no sign of any harbour having been constructed here, and in stormy weather it would be difficult to effect a landing at this spot

View from Tell Hûm, with fishing-boat. There is no sign of any harbou...

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Makbaret Bâb es Saghîr (Burial-Ground of the Little Gate). Tradition says that two of the wives of Mohammed were interned here. A modern domed structure marks the spot.

Makbaret Bâb es Saghîr (Burial-Ground of the Little Gate). Tradition ...

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Moslem graves under 'The Oaks of Bashan.' At Tell Hazûr, near Bâniâs. There appears to have been a complete circle of evergreen oaks here, surrounding a temple or an altar. It is still regarded as a holy "place," and is now dedicated to Sheikh Othmân of Hazûr. A group of ruins called Hazûr exists not far from this spot.

Moslem graves under 'The Oaks of Bashan.' At Tell Hazûr, near Bâniâs....

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Under the palms, 'Ayun Músa. 'It is a strange spot- this plot of tamarisks' (and palms) 'with its seventeen wells - literally an island in the desert and now used as the Richmond of Suez- a comparison which chiefly serves to show what a place Suez itself must be!' -- (Stanley)

Under the palms, 'Ayun Músa. 'It is a strange spot- this plot of tamar...

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Pantheon. 1. Smot?; 2. Ao?; 3. Spot?; 4. (A goddess).

Pantheon. 1. Smot?; 2. Ao?; 3. Spot?; 4. (A goddess).

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[Title page] The monuments of Nineveh, from drawings made on the spot. By Austen Henry Layard, Esq., D.C.L. Illustrated in one hundred plates.

[Title page] The monuments of Nineveh, from drawings made on the spot....

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The southern slopes of Olives and the mountains of Moab from the same spot, overlooking David Street, crowded with people; the large domed quadrangle on the right is the Synagogue of the Ashkenazi Jews.

The southern slopes of Olives and the mountains of Moab from the same ...

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The Holy Land. Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, Nubia from the drawings made on the spot by David Roberts, R.A. with the historical descriptions by the Rev. George Croly L.L.D. . . Vol. II, The Holy land, Syria...

The Holy Land. Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, Nubia from the drawings m...

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Hezekiah's Pool, from the south side. The swallows flying towards the turbid water, the man dipping his jar into it from a balcony, and the smokers in the foreground are all characteristic of the spot at the end of the summer, when good water is scarce

Hezekiah's Pool, from the south side. The swallows flying towards the ...

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Reservoirs of Râs el 'Ain and part of the Roman aqueduct. Close to this spot stood Palaeotyrus of which no vestige now remains, the materials have been carried away by Alexander (332 B.C.) to construct the more or causeway which unites insular Tyre to the mainland.

Reservoirs of Râs el 'Ain and part of the Roman aqueduct. Close to thi...

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The Lower Pool of Siloam. The old mulberry-tree, supported by stones, is said to mark the spot where the Prophet Isaiah was sawn asunder, in the presence of King Manasseh

The Lower Pool of Siloam. The old mulberry-tree, supported by stones, ...

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Egypt & Nubia. From drawings made on the spot by David Roberts, R.A., with historical decriptions by William Brockedon, F.R.S Lithographed by Louis Haghe. Vol. I, The Holy land, Syria...

Egypt & Nubia. From drawings made on the spot by David Roberts, R.A.,...

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The antiquities, natural history, ruins, and other curiosities of Egypt, Nubia and Thebes. Exemplified in near two hundred drawings taken on the spot. By Frederic Lewis Norden.

The antiquities, natural history, ruins, and other curiosities of Egyp...

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Houses on the city wall, Damascus. On the south-east side, belonging to the Jewish quarter. The Bâb Kisân, which is not far from this spot, is now a disused and closed-up gate. It stands on the site of a much more ancient one.

Houses on the city wall, Damascus. On the south-east side, belonging ...

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