Lot 251
  • 251

Roberts, David.

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description

  • The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia. London: F.G. Moon, 1842-1849
A collection of plates bound in one volume, folio (597 x 415mm.), one lithographed title and 66 plates (33 full-page and 33 half-page), contemporary morocco gilt, occasional slight soiling, binding worn

Catalogue Note

This selection of plates comprises the lithographed title for volume 2 and 66 (of 120) lithographed plates taken from each of the 3 volumes of this work (Abbey nos. 27-44, 54-83 and 107-124). It therefore represents over half the plates found in a complete set of The Holy Land. The full-page views include Sidon, Baalbec, Convent of St. Catherine, Sinai, Nazareth, Tiberias, Jaffa, Tyre and elsewhere.