Roberts, David

La Terre Sainte Vues et Monuments

Brussels 1845 Societe des Beaux Arts recent ½ green morocco with cloth boards, 7 compartments of raised bands, green calf label on two. Text in French



In 1838 Roberts made a long tour in the East, and accumulated a vast collection of sketches of Middle Eastern scenery which had been hardly touched by British artists before, and which appealed to the public with all the charm of novelty. The next ten years of his life were mainly spent in elaborating these materials. In February of 1839 he traveled to the Holy Land via Suez, Mount Sinai and Petra arriving in Gaza, and then on to Jerusalem. He ended his tour by spending several months visiting the biblical sites of the Holy Land, and finally returning to England at the end of 1839. Shortly after the first printing in London by David Roberts and Louis Haghe, a French version of the book was published in Brussels with the plates lithographed by F. Stroobant.

The following is the list of the plates in English.

Title Page: La Terre Saints Vues & Monuments (Entrance to the Holy Sepulchre)

Vignette: Les Armes de Jerusalem (The Arms of Jerusalem)

#1. La Porte de Damas (The Damascus Gate)

#2. Interieur de L'Eglise Grecque du Saint Sepulcre ( The Greek Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre)

#3. Le Tombeau de Saint Jacques (Tomb of St. James)

#4. Jerusalem vu du Cote de la Route de Bethanie (Jerusalem, from the Mount of Olives)

#5. Entree du Tombaeu des Rois (Entrance to the Tomb of the Kings)

#6. La Mosquee D'Omar Situee sur L'Emplacement du Temple (The Mosque of Omar, on the Ancient Site of the Temple)

#7. Le Tombeau de Zacharie (The Tomb of Zechariah)

#8. Jerusalem du Cote du Sud (Jerusalem from the South)

#9. L'Exterieur du Saint-Sepulcre ( The Exterior of the Holy Sepulchre)

#10. Le Puits de Bethesda (The Pool of Bethesda)

#11. La Tour de David (The Tower of David)

#12. La Tabernacle du Saint-Sepulcre (The Shrine of the Holy Sepulchre)

#13. La Porte D'Or ( The Golden Gate)

#14. L'Eglise de la Purification ( The Church of the Purification)

#15. Bassin Superieur du Siloe ( The Upper Fountain of Siloam)

#16. Jerusalem vu de la Montagne des Olivers (Jerusalem from the Road leading to Bethany)

#17. La Pierre de L'Onction (The Stone of Unction)

#18. Chapelle de Sainte Helene (The Chapel of St. Helena)

#19. La Fontaine de Job (The Fountain of Job)

#20. Jerusalem du Cote du Nord (Jerusalem from the North)

#21. La Fontaine de Siloe (The Lower Pool of Siloam)

#22. La Citadelle de Jerusalem (The Entrance to the Citadel)

#23. Le Pilier D'Absalon (The Pillar of Absalom)

#24. Le Calvaire (Calvary)

#25. Tombeau D'Aaron au Sommet du Mont Hor (Tomb of Aaron Summit of Mount Hor)

#26. El Deir. Petra. (El Deir)

#27. Le Mont Hor vu du Haut des Collines qui Entourent Petra (Mount Hor, from the Cliffs Encircling Petra)

#28. El Kasne (El Khasne, Petra)

#29. La Chapelle de la Nativite (Shrine of the Nativity)

#30. Bethlehem (Bethlehem)

#31. Bethanie (Bethany)

#32. Eglise de Sainte Helene. Bethlehem (Chancel of the Church of St. Helena)

#33. Campement de Pelerins a Jericho ( Encampment of the Pilgrims at Jericho)

#34. Descente dans la Vallee du Jourdain. ( Descent to the Valley of Jordan)

#35. Immersion des Pelerins ( The Immersion of the Pilgrims)

#36. Jericho (Jericho)

#37. La Mer Morte (The Dead Sea, looking towards Moab)

#38. Couvent de Saint Saba. (The Wilderness of Engendi)

#39. Chapelle de Saint-Saba (The Chapel of St. Saba)

#40. Engendi (Mar Saba)

#41. Beit Jibrin ou Eleutheropolis (Beit Jibrin or Eleutheropolis)

#42. Hebron (Hebron)

#43. Ruines de Semua (Ruins of Semua)

#44. Ascalon (Askelon)

#45. Ashdod (Ashdod)

#46. Gaza (Gaza)

#47. La Citadelle de Sidon (The Citadel of Sidon)

#48. Sidon (Sidon)

#49. Chapelle de L'Annonciation (The Shrine of the Annunciation)

#50. Eglise de L'Annonciation (Church of the Annunciation)

#51. Le Mont Thabor vu de la Plaine D'Esdralon ( Mount Tabor, from the Plain of Esdraelon)

#52. Nazareth (A General View of Nazareth)

#53. Fontaine de Cana (Fountain of Cana)

#54. Cana (Cana, General View)

#55. Tiberiade et Safed (Tiberias, from the Walls)

#56. Lac de Tiberiate (The Sea of Tiberias, looking towards Bashan)

#57. Entree de Naplouse (Entrance to Nablous)

#58. Vue de Naplouse (Nablous, ancient Shechem)

#59. Tombeau de Joseph a Sichem (The Tomb of Joseph at Shechem)

#60. Fontaine de Jacob a Sichem (Jacob's Well at Shechem) folio Vues & monuments, tinted lithographed title and 60 hand coloured plates (30 full page and 30 half page) In excellent condition, plates are crisp, clean and the colours are vibrant. 1 Engraved title, vignette coat of arms and 60 hand coloured lithographic plates (30 full page and 30 half page)

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