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Artist
- Name:
- Roberts, David
- Dates:
- 1796-1864
- Country:
- UK
Illustration
- Subject:
- Landscapes & places
- Technique:
- Lithograph
- Lithographer:
- Day & Son
- Format:
- Landscape (wider)
- Source:
- The Getty Research Institute, the Internet Archive
- Observations:
- After a lithograph by Louis Haghe
Book
- Title:
- The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, & Nubia, vol. 1 & 2
- Author(s):
- Brockedon, William, Croly, George
- Publisher:
- London: Day & Son, 1855
- Open Library:
- View record
Description
General view of Jaffa with the Mediterranean Sea on the right and groups of people resting in the foreground. Jaffa is described as follows by the author:
The modern town stands on a promontory rising to a height of 150 feet above the sea, and bearing to the North-west of Jerusalem, at a distance of about forty-five miles. From its commanding position, Jaffa has a striking aspect on the sea-side; and its land view is bold and extensive. On the South, it overlooks a wide and rich succession of plains spreading to Gaza; on the North, its horizon is the noble ridge of Mount Carmel; on the East, the hills of Judah exhibit every form of mountain magnificence; on the West, lies the boundless beauty of the Mediterranean.
Keywords: 1850s, 19th century, Asia, color, Israel, Mediterranean, reference book, Roberts's Holy Land, seafront, Victorian
