The Holy Land : Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia

Title Variants

Alternative: Holy Land

Alternative: Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia

By

Roberts, David, 1796-1864
Roberts, David. 1906-1935

Brockedon, William, 1787-1854
Croly, George, 1780-1860
Haghe, Louis, 1806-1885 , lithographer
Day & Son., , printer of plates

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

New York, D. Appleton & Co., 346 & 348 Broadway, [between 1855 and 1860]

Notes

First American ed.

Originally published 1842, in 2 folio vols., with introduction by Rev. G. Croly. In 1847 combined with "Views in ancient Egypt and Nubia" (1846, introduction by W. Brockedon) and issued under general title "Views in the Holy Land, Syria, Idumea..." Cf. Allibone and Brit. mus. Catalogue.

Each volume has separate illustrated title page and pagination; plates numbered continuously.

Historical descriptions, v. 4-6, by William Brockedon.

Plates dated: London : Day & Son, 1855-1856.

The firm of D. Appleton & Co. was at this address in 1855 and remained there until 1860.

Volumes 1 and 6 each have a frontispiece portrait of Roberts.

The plates are accompanied by unnumbered leaves of letterpress description, and blank tissue guard-sheets.

Contents: v. 1. Jerusalem and Galilee -- v. 2. The Jordan and Bethlehem -- v. 3. Idumea and Petra -- v. 4-6. Egypt.

Subjects

1796-1864 , Antiquities , Description and travel , Egypt , In art , Jerusalem , Middle East , Pictorial works , Roberts, David, , Travel

Call Number

DS48 .C76 1855

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.156884
OCLC: 191228678